Brooklyn dean arrested for allegedly putting 13-year-old student in chokehold

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The dean of a Brooklyn school was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly put a 13-year-old student in a chokehold for refusing to put on his school uniform.

Elvin Ventura, 53, is charged with strangulation, criminal obstruction of breathing, assault harassment and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.

He was arrested at about 3:45 p.m. on Thursday after the assault at M.S. 821, known as Sunset Park Prep, was reported to school administrators. The school is located on Fourth Avenue near 40th Street in Sunset Park…

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