Daniel Penny faces arraignment in dying of Jordan Neely Daniel Penny faces arraignment in dying of Jordan Neely 01:41 NEW YORK -- Daniel Penny was arraigned Wednesday within the chokehold dying of Jordan Neely on the subway. He was charged with criminally negligent murder and second-degree manslaughter. He pleaded not responsible at State Supreme Court docket in Decrease Manhattan. …
NEW YORK — Daniel Penny was arraigned Wednesday within the chokehold dying of Jordan Neely on the subway.
He was charged with criminally negligent murder and second-degree manslaughter.
He pleaded not responsible at State Supreme Court docket in Decrease Manhattan.
“Daniel Penny stands indicted for manslaughter after allegedly placing Jordan Neely in a lethal chokehold for a number of minutes till and after he stopped transferring. I hope Mr. Neely’s family members are on the trail in direction of therapeutic as they proceed to mourn this tragic loss,” District Lawyer Alvin Bragg mentioned.
Penny was arrested final month for second-degree manslaughter and has since been out on bond. His arrest adopted protests and got here 11 days after the lethal encounter.
The 24-year-old Marine veteran was seen on video holding Neely in a chokehold on the F practice again on Could 1 in SoHo.
Neely was a 30-year-old subway performer who had been homeless and had a historical past of psychological sickness.
Penny advised investigators Neely was threatening passengers on the practice and appearing erratically. His attorneys say Penny was appearing in self protection and by no means supposed to kill Neely.
Sources say if discovered responsible of the preliminary manslaughter prices, Penny may resist 15 years behind bars.
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