A man arrested last month, alleges that Lovejoy Police Chief Rick Webster placed him in a chokehold in the parking lot of the police station. “If I can’t breathe, his arm around me. I’m getting choked. I know that.” said Rashawn Banks. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Banks was meeting […]
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Woman dies after teen family member puts her in chokehold during fight, Illinois cops say
A 26-year-old Illinois woman is dead following a fight with a teenage family member, officials told news outlets. Police in Urbana responded to a call about an “unknown medical problem” shortly after noon on Feb. 25 from a home on the city’s east side, the department said in a news release. Officers arrived to find […]
Suspect arrested for chokehold killing in San Bernardino County
A suspect was arrested after a chokehold killing allegedly left a San Bernardino County man dead on New Year’s Day. The suspect was identified as William Durst, 54, from Santa Monica, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to a home on the 55800 block of Montara Road in Landers at 11 […]
Athens teacher arrested after video appears to show him put student in chokehold
A month after an investigation into a middle school teacher’s actions in his Athens-Clarke County classroom, he has been formally charged. Earlier this month, Channel 2′s Candace McCowan spoke with a family who said a video shows their 13-year-old being put in a chokehold by his teacher, 30-year-old Brockton Tatum. The incident happened Nov. 30 […]