‘I could have died’: NYC, former NYPD officer Fabio Nunez settle chokehold case for $567,500

‘I could have died’: NYC, former NYPD officer settle apparent chokehold case for $567,500

A former NYPD detective accused of using a banned chokehold when he responded to a noise complaint has cost the city more than a half a million dollars after New York City reached a settlement with the arrested man. The lawsuit settlement announced Wednesday was one of several involving the officer throughout his career totaling more than $640,000. The ordeal began on July 14, 2018, when Tomás Medina and his friends were playing music near 206th Street and 10th Avenue. Police were called to the area for a noise complaint. What happened next was caught on surveillance video as well ...

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