Ex-Texas Officer Convicted Of Using Chokehold On Man

WACO (AP) — A former Texas police officer was convicted on two misdemeanor counts for grabbing a handcuffed suspect by the throat during a 2016 traffic stop.
The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that a jury on Thursday found former Waco officer George Neville guilty of assault and official oppression for using a chokehold on Qualon Weaver. The misdemeanors are punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
Neville has claimed that he acted in self-defense after an altercation with the su