The New York Police Department finally has filed departmental charges against Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner four years ago, according to CBS New York.
A police spokesman says disciplinary charges were filed against Pantaleo on Friday just days after the NYPD gave the U.S. Justice Department an ultimatum; if federal investigators don’t take action on the case by the end of August, the police department would. The Civilian Complaint Review Board, a police watchdog agency, will prosecute Pantaleo. Garner’s surviving family held a rally outside City Hall last week on the fourth anniversary of his July 17, 2014 death, calling for no further delays in justice.
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