Marine veteran Daniel Penny goes on trial in NYC subway chokehold death

Daniel Penny’s lawyers argue he protected others, prosecutors say he ‘went too far’ as NYC subway manslaughter trial begins

CNN By Eric Levenson, Gloria Pazmino and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — During the first day of Daniel Penny’s manslaughter trial in the death of Jordan Neely on the New York City subway last year, the prosecution and defense painted dueling portraits of Penny in opening statements. The prosecution said the former Marine “went way too far” and violated “law and human decency” by putting Neely, a homeless street artist, in a fatal chokehold. The defen…

Daniel Penny went ‘way too far’ in Jordan Neely subway death, prosecutors say at trial start

Subway Strangler: The Trial of Daniel Penny - Real News Now

As the trial of Daniel Penny commences, he stands accused of causing Jordan Neely’s death by placing him in a fatal chokehold aboard a New York City subway on May 1, 2023. Neely, a homeless individual, was reported to exhibit erratic behavior prior to the incident. Outside the 13th-floor courtroom, the echoes of street demonstrations protesting Neely’s death resonated, with Penny being branded as the ‘subway strangler’. In response, presiding Ju…

Opening Statements Take Place in Subway Chokehold Manslaughter Trial

Daniel Penny, a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, placed Jordan Neely, a homeless man, in a chokehold in a NYC subway, resulting in his death in May 2023. Penny claims it was self-defense of himself and others. Neely was reportedly behaving erratically. (11/1/24)

Daniel Penny stoic on first day in court as prosecution and defense present very different versions of Jordan Neely subway death

Daniel Penny walked into a Manhattan courtroom, shoulders back and stoic, already having endured a crowd of BLM protesters outside of the buildlng.

New York subway chokehold death trial begins

A New York prosecutor told jurors on Friday that the way veteran Daniel Penny defused an uncomfortable situation on the subway by using a chokehold "went way too far." Prosecutor Dafna Yoran said Penny, a white Marine veteran, continued to hold his arm around the neck of Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man who had been acting erratically, after Neely's body went limp. When the train stopped at a station, one rider told Penny, "If you don't let hi…