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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Dec 3, 2014, 10:52 AM Dec 2014

Eric Garner Chokehold Death Grand Jury Decision May Be Imminent

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A grand jury decision is expected to come soon, in the case of the apparent police chokehold that killed Eric Garner on Staten Island this past summer.

Garner, a father of six, died in July after being placed in an apparent chokehold by Officer Daniel Pantaleo. Garner was being arrested for allegedly selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.

The grand jury began hearing evidence in the case Sept. 29.

As CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported, a small, but spirited protest about the Garner case was held outside the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office on Tuesday.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/12/02/bratton-as-eric-garner-grand-jury-decision-nears-nypd-readies-for-protests/