Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD Police Officer accused of using a department-prohibited chokehold that was partially to blame for the death of Eric Garner more than five years ago, was fired by Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill Aug. 19.
In agreeing with Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado’s findings that Mr. Pantaleo's use of the maneuver “was reckless” and “constituted a gross deviation” from what’s expected of an officer, Mr. O’Neill said “it is clear that Daniel Pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer.”
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