COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - As of Tuesday, Columbia police are not allowed to use chokeholds or lateral vascular neck restraints, often called sleeper holds, unless a life is at risk. Chokeholds that ...

BARTLESVILLE -- A 28-year-old Bartlesville man was arraigned Tuesday on a second-degree murder charge filed after a man he placed in a sleeper choke hold died, authorities said. Police said Lonnie ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies are halting the use of carotid artery restraints, also known as sleeper holds, amid increased scrutiny ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Five and a half years after Denver sheriff's deputies grappled with Marvin Booker, some leaders in the state legislature are attempting to prevent the scenario that ended his life.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Assembly speaker and other key lawmakers on Monday backed making it illegal statewide for police to use a type of neck hold that blocks the flow of ...