Text messages to a sergeant who had been present at the scene in 2014 were disclosed at disciplinary trial for officer Daniel PantaleoA senior New York city police officer involved in the arrest of Eric Garner,the African American man who died after being effect in a chokehold by a police officer in 2014, told a subordinate that the incident was “not a mammoth deal” immediately after being informed Garner had gone into cardiac arrest and was probably dead, and it emerged on Thursday. Related: Five years on,New York officer who effect Eric Garner in chokehold faces trial Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com