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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Jul 23, 2014, 11:27 PM Jul 2014

Video Purportedly Shows Another NYPD Officer Using Chokehold On Suspect In East Harlem

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Video has surfaced of another NYPD officer apparently placing a suspect in a chokehold in Harlem.

On July 14, police struggled to arrest 22-year-old Ronald Johns at the Lexington Avenue and 125th Street subway station, CBS 2 reported.

The video shows the police officer with an arm around Johns’ neck as he struggles to arrest him. The video also shows the officer punching the suspect.

Video at link. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/07/23/video-purportedly-shows-another-nypd-officer-using-chokehold-on-suspect-in-east-harlem/

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