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

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 evaluation at the Richmond University Medical Center following an arrest for criminal possession of a weapon Saturday night. 
Orta gained attention for taking cellphone video of an officer using a chokehold to retrain Eric Garner on July 17. 
Garner died shortly after the incident, and the city's medical examiner has ruled the death a homicide.