LEE P. BROWN

5 New York City—Staten Island--police officers were arresting a large unarmed Black man, and one of them used a “choke hold” which was against Departmental Regulations. The man cried out several times that he was having trouble breathing and he was choking, until he was choked to death. The coroner ruled that a crime had been committed and the death was a homicide. However, the Staten Island District Attorney and his Grand Jury refused to even indict the officer that did the choking. Staten Island was a very conservative, white enclave in New York City. See {642459}.

5 New York City—Staten Island--police officers were arresting a large unarmed Black man, and one of them used a “choke hold” which was against Departmental Regulations. The man cried out several times that he was having trouble breathing and he was choking, until he was choked to death. The coroner ruled that a crime had been committed and the death was a homicide. However, the Staten Island District Attorney and his Grand Jury refused to even indict the officer that did the choking. Staten Island was a very conservative, white enclave in New York City. See {642459}.