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The man who recorded the video of the fatal police chokehold on Eric Garner in Staten Island last year is now facing drug charges. Police say that Ramsey Orta was arrested Wednesday after selling $40

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Man who recorded Eric Garner chokehold arrested

The man who recorded the video of the fatal police chokehold on Eric Garner in Staten Island last year is now facing drug charges. Police say that Ramsey Orta was arrested Wednesday after selling $40

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