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First NYPD Officer Convicted Under Chokehold Ban | New York City News
A Bronx jury just convicted NYPD officer Omar Habib — the first ever tried under the post-George Floyd chokehold ban — of felony strangulation and misdemeanor unlawful restraint after footage showed him choking a suspect who was already cuffed. The victim, Lord Nyamah, initially declined to press charges but changed his mind after seeing the bodycam: Habib grabbed his neck while he was restrained. Defense tried to blame unconsciousness on prior injuries or hunger, even citing Nyamah’s boxing background, but prosecutors insisted the video proved illegal force. This isn’t Habib’s first brush…
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