NYPD suspends cop after video apparently shows 'disturbing' chokehold on black man
, several officers stand in a line along the boardwalk as three men taunt them and film the exchange with cellphones. The video shows police laughing as the men insult them.The video takes a turn when Bellevue walks up to police and asks, “You scared?” The officers suddenly move to grab Bellevue, wrestling him to the ground. It’s not clear what precipitated the arrest.
Police told NBC News that Bellevue had alarmedVideo of the moment shows one of the officers appearing to lean on Bellevue with all his weight as his arm hooks around his neck. As the man filming yells in alarm, another officer taps the officer apparently applying a chokehold on the back, and he relents.Bellevue lost consciousness during the arrest, Lori Zeno, his public defender, told the Times, and he had a bloody scalp and swollen wrists hours later in custody.
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