Man who filmed Eric Garner chokehold video claims jail guards poisoned his food

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Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the now infamous video of Eric Garner being put in a chokehold and killed by NYPD, says prison guards were putting rat poison in the food.

A suit was filed by Orta against the city and Department of Corrections over “severe personal injuries” from when he was allegedly poisoned in March, reports the Daily News. Orta has said that he has been repeatedly harassed by police ever since taking the video of Eric Garner, and he believes that the attempted poisoning was part of a retaliation against him for the video.

Orta is currently in prison following at least 8 convictions and has arrest records involving guns and drugs.