Prosecutor in NY chokehold Case Running for Congress

 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/01/09/us/ap-us-donovan-congress.html

The New York prosecutor who was in charge of handing the case where a black man who was being arrested by a white police who supposedly killed the black man (Eric Garner) by choking him to death. Now the prosecuted is running in a special election for Congress.

It has been told by a district attorney that this man is seeking endorsements of the Republican , conservative, and independence parties. When this was announced the  district at tourney never mentioned that the prosecutor was in charge of that specific case.

About the Case

The reason for the policeman was arresting the black man was for him selling untaxed cigarettes but the problem is that in a video that was taken  by a bystander revealed that Garner was gasping "I can't breathe "

Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict the policeman and the death of Garner.

The district attorney says that the officer was cleared and that the jury said "no reasonable cause".

Back to the election.

There is no date the special election and this is to be chosen through parties or through petitions.