Lawyer to Judge: Drop Gun Charges Against Star Witness in Garner Case

[hrmjustin]

NY1

The Staten Island man who captured the cell phone video of the death of Eric Garner at the hands of police was back in court Friday where his lawyer asked that gun charges against him be dropped because of insufficient evidence and because of his role in the high profile case. NY1's Amanda Farinacci filed the following report.

Dozens of supporters lined the steps of Staten Island Supreme Court Friday in a show of solidarity for 22-year-old Ramsey Orta - the man responsible for capturing the cell phone video of the death of 43-year-old Eric Garner at the hands of police who is now himself facing felony gun charges.

"I'm all right, thank you. I just wanna thank everybody for being here. That's all," Orta told reporters outside court.

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