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Daniel Penny Found Not Guilty in NYC Subway Chokehold Case

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A New York City jury on Monday found Marine veteran Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway car in 2023.

CBS News reports Penny, 26, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.

The judge dismissed the second-degree manslaughter charge against Penny on Friday after jurors said they could not come to a unanimous decision.

Penny’s lawyers said he was protecting himself and other subway passengers from a volatile, mentally ill man who was making alarming remarks and gestures. The defense also disputed a city medical examiner’s finding that the chokehold killed Neely.

Prosecutors said Penny reacted far too forcefully to someone he perceived as a peril, not a person. (Read more from “Daniel Penny Found Not Guilty in NYC Subway Chokehold Case” HERE)

Daniel Penny Manslaughter Charge Dismissed

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Daniel Penny, the 25-year-old former Marine who intervened on a New York City subway to restrain Jordan Neely after the latter began threatening passengers last year, will no longer face a manslaughter charge in Neely’s death.

Penny placed Neely in a chokehold for several minutes, then let go; he later died, though he was still alive when police arrived.

Penny was charged swiftly last year, partly because of racial politics: Neely, the initial aggressor, was both black and homeless. (His father has sued Penny in civil court.)

However, many members of the public believe Penny was a Good Samaritan acting to defend fellow passengers, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Penny acted appropriately. . .

The Manhattan jury could not reach a verdict after deliberating for several days, and even after receiving what is called an “Allen charge,” an instruction to reach a unanimous verdict of guilty or not guilty, if that is possible. (Read more from “Daniel Penny Manslaughter Charge Dismissed” HERE)