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NYPD Officer Omar Habib was convicted on August 14, 2026, of strangulation and using a prohibited chokehold, marking the first conviction under New York City's 2020 chokehold ban. The conviction stems from an incident in July 2023 where Habib used a chokehold on a man resisting arrest, leading to the man's loss of consciousness. Following the conviction, Habib was terminated from the police department.
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NYPD Officer Omar Habib was convicted on August 14, 2026, of strangulation and using a prohibited chokehold, marking the first conviction under New York City's 2020 chokehold ban. The conviction stems from an incident in July 2023 where Habib used a chokehold on a man resisting arrest, leading to the man's loss of consciousness. Following the conviction, Habib was terminated from the police department.
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