The officer who killed Eric Garner got a big raise. The man who filmed him is in jail.

It’s been over two years since Officer Daniel Pantaleo’s illegal chokehold killed Eric Garner, and despite the national fallout, the officer is making more money than before the fatal encounter. Even though he’s been on desk duty ever since, the officer has racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars.

During fiscal year 2016, the officer received $119,996 — over $40,000 more than his official base salary of $78,026, according to payroll records obtained by Politico. The total amount includes $23,220 of overtime pay and $12,853 of “unspecified pay.” It’s also a 14 percent increase from FY 2015, when he killed Garner. That year, he made $105,061....
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