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Ramsey Orta, man who shot Eric Garner chokehold video, arrested on gun charges

The man who shot the police chokehold video of a Staten Island dad is in the hospital after being arrested over the weekend.  According to police, 22-year-old Ramsey Orta is undergoing psychiatric

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