David Afanador, 39, has pleaded not guilty to attempted aggravated strangulation and strangulation in the second degree, days after he was suspended.
A lawyer for the man Afanador allegedly strangled, 35-year-old Ricky Bellevue, invoked that history Thursday, calling on prosecutors to ensure justice is served this time. Afanador could face up to seven years in prison, officials said.
In 2014, Afanador was charged with assault for allegedly breaking a 16-year-old’s teeth by hitting the teen in the mouth with his service weapon during a drug arrest, his lawyer confirmed. A jury acquitted him. four New York City police officers piled on top of him on a Queens boardwalk; one of the officers, eventually identified as Afanador, seemed to tightly wrap his arm around the man’s neck.“Stop choking him, bro!” a bystander filming the scene screamed as Bellevue went limp on the ground. “Let him go!”
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