That amounts to a 35% increase in overtime pay and a 14% increase increase overall from the fiscal year 2015. Controversy surrounded Pantaleo after Garner’s death after it was determined he wasn’t going to face an indictment for the incident.
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‘At times officers are required to work beyond their scheduled tour of duty, this includes officers on modified assignment, ‘ they said. He received an additional $12,853 in unspecified pay, which could include retroactive pay or bonuses. “I have come to grips with the reality that this man has been walking free in NYC for the last two years and could potentially bump into myself or my daughter at any time”.
But Garner’s family members – already fuming about the city’s refusal to release disciplinary records for Pantaleo – were outraged.
Involvement: Officer Pantaleo, in green, was on plain clothes duty when he and other officers arrested Eric Garner.
Since Eric Garner’s chokehold death at the hands of a New York City police officer, his daughter, Erica Garner, has taken on a scorched-earth approach to seeking justice.
He added that he was concerned not only about the pay, but ‘why is he even on the force?’ The Garner family had been pressing the NYPD on information as to how Pantaleo had been disciplined by the department following the chokehold death, but under City Hall’s current interpretation, they’re not privy to that information. In December of 2014, a grand jury failed to indict Pantaleo on murder charges. Seen here is Garner’s mother Gwen Carr and widow Esaw Garner.
Austin Finan, a spokesperson for the mayor, sent us this statement on Pantaleo’s overtime: “The mayor has spoken to the incoming police commissioner and this situation will be addressed”.
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“The Police Department seems to be intent on rewarding those who show little to no value for black life in this town”, he said.
