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'''Ramsey Orta''' filmed the [[killing of Eric Garner]] in New York City on July 17, 2014.<ref>{{cite web
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|date=December 3, 2014}}</ref> His video spurred protests and debate over city police procedure.<ref name="NYT Goodman">{{Cite news |last1=Goodman |first1=J. David |title=Man Who Filmed Fatal Police Chokehold Is Arrested on Weapons Charges |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014-08-03 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/04/nyregion/after-recording-eric-garner-chokehold-ramsey-orta-gets-charged-with-gun-possession.html |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Following a campaign of [[police harassment]] after the video went viral,{{r|NYT Goodman}}<ref>{{cite news
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|accessdate=April 17, 2015}}</ref> in 2016 he was sentenced to four years in prison for weapons and drug charges after accepting a [[plea deal]] for which the prosecutor agreed to drop charges against his mother.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Cooper Jones |first1=Chloé |title=He filmed the killing of Eric Garner—and the police punished him for it |work=[[The Verge]] |date=2019-03-13 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/13/18253848/eric-garner-footage-ramsey-orta-police-brutality-killing-safety |language=en |accessdate=2020-09-06 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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|title=He Filmed The Death Of Eric Garner. Now He’s Getting Ready To Spend 4 Years In Prison: Ramsey Orta, who says he’s still haunted by Garner’s death, thinks the NYPD is out for revenge
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== Imprisonment ==

Following his taping of Garner's death, Orta was arrested multiple times. He pled guilty to drug and gun charges in 2016 and received a four-year prison sentence.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mark |first1=Michelle |title=The police officer who fatally choked Eric Garner has been fired. The guy who filmed it is still in prison. |work=Insider |date=2019-08-20 |url=https://www.insider.com/ramsey-orta-eric-garner-death-video-prison-2019-8 |accessdate=2020-09-06 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Orta was transferred multiple times during his imprisonment. As of early 2020, he was in solitary confinement in [[Collins Correctional Facility]].<ref name="Amsterdam solitary">{{Cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Stephon |title=Ramsey Orta in and out of solitary confinement, abused by officers |work=New York Amsterdam News |date=2020-01-02 |url=http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2020/jan/02/ramsey-orta-and-out-solitary-confinement-abused-of/ |accessdate=2020-09-06 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Orta was released in May 2020 and is under court supervision until January 2022.<ref name="RS release">{{Cite web |last1=Ehrlich |first1=Brenna |title=Ramsey Orta, Man Who Filmed Eric Garner's Arrest, Has Been Released From Prison |work=Rolling Stone |date=2020-06-08 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ramsey-orta-eric-garner-prison-release-1011646/ |language=en-US |accessdate=2020-09-06 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Chung |first1=Jen |title=Ramsey Orta, Who Filmed The Police Killing Of Eric Garner, Released From Prison |work=Gothamist |date=2020-06-09 |url=https://gothamist.com/news/ramsey-orta-who-filmed-police-killing-eric-garner-released-prison |language=en |accessdate=2020-09-06 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A [[crowdfunding]] campaign raised over $200,000 for Orta.{{r|RS release}}

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== Further reading ==

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Revision as of 02:29, 6 September 2020

Ramsey Orta filmed the killing of Eric Garner in New York City on July 17, 2014.[1] His video spurred protests and debate over city police procedure.[2] Following a campaign of police harassment after the video went viral,[2][3][4][5] in 2016 he was sentenced to four years in prison for weapons and drug charges after accepting a plea deal for which the prosecutor agreed to drop charges against his mother.[6][7][8] He was released in May 2020.

Imprisonment

Following his taping of Garner's death, Orta was arrested multiple times. He pled guilty to drug and gun charges in 2016 and received a four-year prison sentence.[9] Orta was transferred multiple times during his imprisonment. As of early 2020, he was in solitary confinement in Collins Correctional Facility.[10] Orta was released in May 2020 and is under court supervision until January 2022.[11][12] A crowdfunding campaign raised over $200,000 for Orta.[11]

References

  1. ^ Wing, Nick (December 3, 2014). "A Grand Jury Did Indict One Person Involved In Eric Garner's Killing -- The Man Who Filmed It". The Huffington Post.
  2. ^ a b Goodman, J. David (August 3, 2014). "Man Who Filmed Fatal Police Chokehold Is Arrested on Weapons Charges". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  3. ^ Lewis, Taylor (April 13, 2015). "Man who filmed Eric Garner's death released from jail". Essence. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Sanburn, Josh. "The Witness: One year after filming Eric Garner's fatal confrontation with police, Ramsey Orta's life has been upended". Time.
  5. ^ "Ramsey Orta, Man Who Filmed NYPD Chokehold of Eric Garner, Is Released from Jail". DemocracyNow. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Cooper Jones, Chloé (March 13, 2019). "He filmed the killing of Eric Garner—and the police punished him for it". The Verge. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Mathias, Christopher (September 1, 2016). "He Filmed The Death Of Eric Garner. Now He's Getting Ready To Spend 4 Years In Prison: Ramsey Orta, who says he's still haunted by Garner's death, thinks the NYPD is out for revenge". Huffington Post.
  8. ^ Mathias, Christopher (October 5, 2016). "The Man Who Filmed the Eric Garner Video is Behind Bars". Huffington Post.
  9. ^ Mark, Michelle (August 20, 2019). "The police officer who fatally choked Eric Garner has been fired. The guy who filmed it is still in prison". Insider. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Johnson, Stephon (January 2, 2020). "Ramsey Orta in and out of solitary confinement, abused by officers". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Ehrlich, Brenna (June 8, 2020). "Ramsey Orta, Man Who Filmed Eric Garner's Arrest, Has Been Released From Prison". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  12. ^ Chung, Jen (June 9, 2020). "Ramsey Orta, Who Filmed The Police Killing Of Eric Garner, Released From Prison". Gothamist. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

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