Quietly, over the last few weeks, the New York team of agents and prosecutors in the Eric Garner case have been replaced by civil rights lawyers from Washington, who think that charges should be brought against the officer who placed the late Garner in a chokehold.
Ramsey Orta, the Staten Island man who filmed Eric Garner's death, has been sentenced to four years in prison in a (supposedly) unrelated weapon and drugs case.
A review of police payroll records reveals that the cop who choked Eric Garner has received big raises. He's been on desk duty for two years, as a federal civil rights investigation moves forward.
The New York City Police Department docked two vacation days from the officer who choked Eric Garner. The incident occurred more than two years before a video recording captured him putting a chokehold on Garner.
In a major step in the aftermath of Eric Garner's death, which touched off a nationwide movement against police brutality, federal prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury on Wednesday, reports The New York Times.