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Daniel Penny, the Marine Corps veteran who strangled homeless Jordan Neely on the New York subway while screaming at passengers on May 1, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. The man is charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide, writes the New York Times. He appeared in court today, June 28.
How the murder happened
On May 1, Penny was riding in a subway car in which Neely began yelling and threatening passengers. At the same time, witnesses say that Nili did not attack anyone, he just shouted. Penny applied a chokehold to him and held him there for about 15 minutes. A New York City medical examiner determined two days later that Neely had died of asphyxiation due to this capture, meaning Penny was criminally responsible for the homeless man’s death.
Neely suffered from mental illness. There were cases when he attacked people on the subway, although it is unlikely that Penny and other passengers of that ill-fated carriage knew about this on the day of the murder.
Then the New Yorkers were divided into two camps: some considered Penny a hero who saved subway passengers from a brawler, and collected money for him for a lawyer; others saw him as a murderer and urged him to judge as severely as possible.
On the subject: How to act if you encounter a brawler on the subway
What will happen next
After Penny pleaded not guilty, the case will be heard by a jury. If they find him guilty of manslaughter, he faces up to 15 years in prison.
Thomas Kenniff, Penny’s attorney, said at a press conference that he and fellow attorney Steven Reiser were confident the hearing would succeed.
“All the evidence we have seen supports our client acting reasonably in the circumstances,” Kenniff said.
Donte Mills, the lawyer for the Neely family, promised that “justice will prevail.”
“For anyone who’s curious, no, Daniel Penny didn’t have the guts to look Mr. Jordan’s father, Andre, in the eye,” Mills said.
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Daniel Penny, strangled brawler in the subway, pleaded not guilty to murder
Daniel Penny, the Marine Corps veteran who strangled homeless Jordan Neely on the New York subway while screaming at passengers on May 1, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. The man is charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide, writes the New York Times. He appeared in court today, June 28.
How the murder happened
On May 1, Penny was riding in a subway car in which Neely began yelling and threatening passengers. At the same time, witnesses say that Nili did not attack anyone, he just shouted. Penny applied a chokehold to him and held him there for about 15 minutes. A New York City medical examiner determined two days later that Neely had died of asphyxiation due to this capture, meaning Penny was criminally responsible for the homeless man’s death.
Neely suffered from mental illness. There were cases when he attacked people on the subway, although it is unlikely that Penny and other passengers of that ill-fated carriage knew about this on the day of the murder.
Then the New Yorkers were divided into two camps: some considered Penny a hero who saved subway passengers from a brawler, and collected money for him for a lawyer; others saw him as a murderer and urged him to judge as severely as possible.
On the subject: How to act if you encounter a brawler on the subway
What will happen next
After Penny pleaded not guilty, the case will be heard by a jury. If they find him guilty of manslaughter, he faces up to 15 years in prison.
Thomas Kenniff, Penny’s attorney, said at a press conference that he and fellow attorney Steven Reiser were confident the hearing would succeed.
“All the evidence we have seen supports our client acting reasonably in the circumstances,” Kenniff said.
Donte Mills, the lawyer for the Neely family, promised that “justice will prevail.”
“For anyone who’s curious, no, Daniel Penny didn’t have the guts to look Mr. Jordan’s father, Andre, in the eye,” Mills said.
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