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NEW YORK, NY – A 34-year-old New York City police officer has been suspended without pay and charged with strangulation after putting a man in a chokehold early Friday morning.
Raul Avila was engaged in a domestic dispute with a second New York City Police officer, Yoheliza Yanez, when the incident happened.
According to police Yanez assaulted Avila and escalated the argument to violence. Avila put Yanez in a chokehold.
Yanez was charged with assault. The incident happened in Richmond Hills.
Police are continuing the investigation.