NYPD officer convicted of using chokehold banned after death of George Floyd
Summary
A New York City police officer, Omar Habib, was convicted for using a banned chokehold on a man during an arrest in 2023. The conviction is under a local law passed after George Floyd’s death that prohibits chokeholds and certain restraint methods. Habib faces up to seven years in prison and has been fired from the police department.Key Facts
- Omar Habib was convicted of misdemeanor chokehold use, felony strangulation, and misdemeanor assault.
- The law banning chokeholds was passed in 2020 after George Floyd’s death.
- Habib used the chokehold on a man who was resisting arrest at a Bronx event in 2023.
- The chokehold caused the man to lose consciousness by blocking breathing and blood flow.
- Habib was suspended without pay before being fired from the NYPD.
- He has a history of complaints about excessive force and a prior chokehold use in 2017.
- The law banning chokeholds was challenged but upheld by New York’s highest court in 2023.
- Police unions argue officers face unfair prosecution and difficult trials under this law.
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