Ramsey Orta is an American man who filmed the

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in New York City on July 17, 2014. His video spurred protests and debate over city police procedure. Following a campaign of

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after the video went viral, Orta has expressed regret in filming the incident. In 2016, Orta was sentenced to four years in prison for weapons and drug charges after accepting a

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for which the prosecutor agreed to drop charges against his mother. 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. Orta was transferred multiple times during his imprisonment. He was last in solitary confinement in

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. Orta was released in May 2020 and was under court supervision until January 2022. A

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campaign raised over $200,000 for Orta.

Imprisonment

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