Attorney General William Barr made the decision not to bring federal civil rights charges against the NYPD officer accused of fatally choking Eric Garner
The decision to not pursue the charges against the officer, Daniel Pantaleo, came after a dispute between the teams, the official said. Barr made the decision after viewing the video showing Garner's takedown several times and quizzing both groups of attorneys.Proving beyond a reasonable doubt that Pantaleo acted willfully is a high legal standard that must be met to bring the charge, the senior official said.
The senior official said attorneys reviewing the case considered it important that the responding police officers also attempted techniques that were not chokeholds, and that Pantaleo transitioned in and out of the move, in a"very dynamic situation."Read MoreFederal authorities had a deadline of Wednesday -- five years since Garner's death -- to decide whether to bring charges against Pantaleo.
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