6 JUNE 25, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Queens leaders want offi cer cuff ed for allegedly
BY JACOB KAYE
JKAYE@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Community leaders gathered in
front of Queens Borough Hall
Monday aft ernoon to call for the
arrest of NYPD Offi cer David Afanador,
who was recorded in a now-viral
video wrapping his arm around the
neck of an unarmed Black man during
an arrest on the Rockaway Boardwalk
on Sunday.
Led by Reverend Kevin McCall,
the demonstrators called on District
Attorney Melinda Katz to prosecute
Afanador — who has been suspended
without pay — for his alleged use
of the newly illegal chokehold maneuver.
Speakers included Sanford
Rubenstein, a civil rights attorney;
Chris Banks, a community activist;
Terrence Floyd, the brother of
the late George Floyd; and McCall,
who gave Katz until Friday to take
action.
New York state recently banned
police officers from using the
chokehold while making an arrest.
The tactic has led the death of people
in police custody, including Eric Garner
in 2014. Afanador, who has been
suspended from the force without
pay, appeared to use the maneuver Photo by Dean Moses
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