Cop earns $120K on desk duty since chokehold death of Eric Garner
Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner with a deadly chokehold, saw a sizable pay increase while assigned to desk duty. The cop, who was not charged in the controversial death of the Staten Island father of six, reportedly earned $119,996 from the department in fiscal year 2016, reports the New York Daily News.
Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner with a deadly chokehold, saw a sizable pay increase while assigned to desk duty.
The cop, who was not charged in the controversial death of the Staten Island father of six, reportedly earned $119,996 from the department in fiscal year 2016, reports the New York Daily News. That’s $20,000 more than he earned before he was placed on modified duty after Garner’s death in July 2014.
Pantaleo also saw a significant pay raise in 2015, which began just weeks before Garner was killed during an arrest over selling loose cigarettes.
That year, Pantaleo made $105,061 with overtime, according to reports.
In fiscal year 2014, his base pay was reportedly $76,488, but made a total of $99,915 with overtime while working undercover.
Garner’s daughter, Erica Garner, slammed the city and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio over the revelation, including the city’s refusal to release disciplinary records for Pantaleo.
“This seems like movies. A bad one. No justice, no records, mayor tells me all lives matter. Pantaleo gets a bonus,” she tweeted.
Advocates and local officials also criticized the department for the officer’s overtime surge.
“It’s the epitome of an insult to New Yorkers in general, and particularly those of us who have stood by the Garner family,” said Rev. Al Sharpton. “I’m not only concerned about this raise. I’m concerned why is he even on the force?”
