NYPD fires officer 5 years after Garner`s chokehold death
Police Commissioner James O`Neill said he fired Daniel Pantaleo based on a recent recommendation of a department disciplinary judge. O`Neill said he thought Pantaleo`s use of the banned chokehold as he wrestled with Garner was a mistake that could have been made by any officer in the heat of an arrest. But it was clear Pantaleo had broken department rules and "can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer."
