Marine veteran Daniel Penny goes on trial for manslaughter in NYC subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely
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Opening statements are underway Friday in the trial of the US military veteran accused of fatally choking a homeless Black man on the New York City subway last year, in a case that touches on the hot-button issues of subway crime, mental illness, race relations and vigilante justice.
Opening statements are underway Friday in the trial of the US military veteran accused of fatally choking a homeless Black man on the New York City subway last year, in a case that touches on the hot-button issues of subway crime, mental illness, race relations and vigilante justice. Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old former Marine, faces charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 chokehold death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely. Penny has pleaded not guilty and argued he was acting to protect others. Neely had boarded a crowded subway in Manhattan and was acting erratically and loudly yelling, according to witnesses. Penny, who is White, then grabbed Neely from behind and put him in a chokehold, and he maintained that hold for about six minutes, including after Neely stopped moving, according to prosecutors. Neely was later pronounced dead at a hospital. A medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. Several minutes of the chokehold were captured on bystander video, leading to protests and calls for Penny to be arrested. Others have defended Penny’s actions and have donated over $3 million to his legal defense fund. Penny surrendered to police on a manslaughter charge nearly two weeks after Neely’s death, and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced an indictment at the end of the following month.
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