Published January 08, 2015
The New York Police Department is conducting an internal investigation after a new video surfaced of another officer using an apparent chokehold on a suspect during an arrest.
Police say the July 14 incident happened at a subway station in East Harlem.
They say 22-year-old Ronald Johns was arrested on a fare-evading charge after walking through an emergency gate without paying.
It happened three days before another man, Eric Garner, died in police custody after an officer apparently placed him in a chokehold. That officer has been placed on modified assignment. Garner's funeral was held Wednesday.
Police say Johns also was charged with resisting arrest and criminal trespass.
The cellphone video shows a police officer with an arm around the suspect's neck as he struggles to arrest him. Chokeholds are banned under NYPD policy.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-police-investigating-after-video-surfaces-of-another-apparent-chokehold-of-a-suspect