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Murder trial begins for ex-New Mexico officer in 2020 death

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Antonio Valenzuela was wanted on drug charges. When officers asked him to get out of the vehicle, he ran, resulting in Smelser using a VNR or vascular neck restraint. The restraint technique is used to make people pass out temporarily. The defense adds that there was no signs that choking occurred. Since the incident, the City of Las Cruces has agreed to ban all chokeholds.

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