Las Vegas officer charged in death of man put in chokehold
An altercation escalated, and Lopera punched Farmer with a closed fist multiple times, used a stun gun on him several times more than rules allow, and used an unauthorized ”rear naked choke” to stop what the officer believed to be a carjacking in progress, police said.
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