The man had weed.
No weapons, he weighs about 140 at best and it took 4 cops to make this arrested.
In the process, they tried to kill him with a chokehold.
An Illinois cop was recorded in a disturbing video choking a man who was arrested after they received a tip off that he had a ‘load of drugs’ in his vehicle over the weekend.
Elonte McDowell, 25, was yelling for his girlfriend, Alyssa Retuerto, to record the incident as the officer held him in a chokehold while two others attempted to handcuff him on the ground. A fourth officer fired a stun gun at McDowell by which point he appeared to be unconscious.
Illinois prohibits officers from using chokeholds following a 2015 law. The move is illegal ‘unless deadly force is justified’.
The ordeal occurred nearly a week after NYPD police officer Daniel Pantaleo was fired from his department for the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner.
The cops, of course, have been assigned to desk duty while they cover-up takes place.
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