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NEW YORK A New York Democratic state senator closely allied with New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders turned himself in to authorities on Monday morning after he was accused of strangling his wife during a domestic dispute. In 2020 he also voted in favor of banning chokeholds by police in the aftermath of the George Floyd custodial death.
Senator surrenders to police
State senator Luis Sepúlveda, who provided a critical early endorsement to de Blasio during the mayor’s first bid for office, turned himself in to the NYPD’s 48th Police Precinct in the Bronx district he represents, according to local reports. He was accused of strangling his wife during a Jan. 9 altercation and was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing.