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Jewish News 24 · Aug 14, 2026

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A New York City police officer who was the first prosecuted under a local law banning chokeholds and some other methods of restraint was convicted Thursday. Omar Habib was convicted of the misdemeanor established in the law that was passed after George Floyd 's killing, along with felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault, and is facing up to seven years in prison, news outlets reported. Habib has also been dismissed from the New York Police Department. He had previously been suspended without pay.

A New York City police officer who was the first prosecuted under a local law banning chokeholds and some other methods of restraint was convicted Thursday. Omar Habib was convicted of the misdemeanor established in the law that was passed after George Floyd 's killing, along with felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault, and is facing up to seven years in prison, news outlets reported. Habib has also been dismissed from the New York Police Department. He had previously been suspended without pay.

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