According to reports, officer Daniel Pantaleo earned his $119,996 salary from overtime and retroactive pay.
The Staten Island police officer who placed Eric Garner in an illegal chokehold for selling loose cigarettes, which resulted in his death and nationwide protests, earned a $23,000 raise at the end of the 2016 fiscal year.
According to reports, Daniel Pantaleo’s base pay in 2014–the year Garner was killed–was $76, 488. However, he took home $99, 915 by working overtime as a plainclothes anti-crime cop. After being moved to desk duty following Garner’s death, his pay raise received a slight bump to $$78,026, yet Pantaleo took home a whopping $119,996. Pantaleo was paid more than $23,000 in overtime for sitting at a desk, and of that, $12,853 came from “unspecified pay” which Politico reports as retroactive pay and or bonuses. A spokesman for the NYPD said the pay rise was standard.
“At times, officers are required to work beyond their scheduled tour of duty; this includes officers on modified assignment,” the spokesperson said.
Read the full story (source): Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Received A $23,000 Raise
