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Pantaleo's Lawyer Vows To Appeal Dismissal Over Garner Chokehold

By RICHARD KHAVKINE
Posted 8/23/19

Daniel Pantaleo is a civilian.

But the lawyer for the former NYPD Police Officer, fired by Commissioner James P. O’Neill Aug. 19 for using a department-prohibited chokehold that led to the death of Eric Garner more than five years ago, called the officer’s dismissal “cruel” and “draconian” and vowed to fight it.

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