Category: chokehold death

Marine Veteran Involved in NYC Subway Death Surrenders to Police

May 12, 2023
chokehold deathCrime & Public SafetyCrime and IncidentsDaniel PennyJordan NeelyNew YorkRegional & State NewsState NewsSubwayUS
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A U.S. Marine veteran who held a homeless man who was acting erratically in a chokehold for several minutes on a subway in New York City turned himself in to authorities Friday morning to face a manslaughter charge. Daniel Penny was captured on video walking into the 5th Precinct in Chinatown together with his lawyers,…

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Marine Involved in Fatal NYC Subway Headlock Acted in Self Defense, His Lawyers Say

May 6, 2023
chokehold deathCrime and IncidentsJordan NeelyNew YorkNY NewsRegional & State NewsState NewsSubwayUSUS News
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The U.S. Marine veteran who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold aboard a subway in New York City earlier this week has been identified through his lawyers as Daniel Penny. In a statement issued by Penny’s criminal defense attorneys on Friday, the lawyers said their 24-year-old client expresses condolences to Neely’s relatives, arguing Penny…

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