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| Daniel Penny acquitted in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely | |
| 2024-12-09 | |
The panelists acquitted Penny of criminally negligent homicide — which could have put him behind bars for up to four years — in Neely’s chokehold death aboard a crowded uptown F train in May 2023. Manslaughter, the top charge against Penny, was tossed on Friday after jurors twice said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict. Jurors sided with Penny’s defense attorneys, who had argued that the Marine veteran was justified in rushing to protect his fellow subway straphangers when he subdued the erratic homeless man. The lawyers had also questioned whether there was sufficient evidence that the chokehold caused Neely’s death. “Who do you want on the next train ride with you?” one of his lawyers, Steven Raiser, in his closing statement in Manhattan Supreme Court. Related: Daniel Penny 12/08/2024 Kamala HQ deletes post making false claims about Tim Pool after successful conclusion to lawsuit Daniel Penny 12/07/2024 Daniel Penny trial judge agrees to drop top manslaughter count after jury deadlocks twice Daniel Penny 11/20/2024 Tren de Aragua has already set up shop in these 16 states, Homeland Security warns Related: Manhattan Supreme Court: 2024-12-07 Daniel Penny trial judge agrees to drop top manslaughter count after jury deadlocks twice Manhattan Supreme Court: 2024-11-12 Judge to rule whether to throw out Trump's criminal hush money conviction Manhattan Supreme Court: 2024-10-20 The story behind Daniel Penny 'chokehold murder' that divided America as Marine vet goes to trial | |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #12 He was kicked to the street to make homes for illegal immigrants |
| Posted by: Uleresing Fillmore6642 2024-12-09 23:27 |
| #11 Didn't Beat It. Not a Smooth Criminal. Was Bad. Would have killed you whether you are Black or White. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-12-09 20:10 |
| #10 Civil trial? You provided nothing to the perp while he was left on the streets. This calls for one of those $1 awards. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-12-09 16:10 |
| #9 Ghetto Lottery |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2024-12-09 14:07 |
| #8 Look for this face to emerge very quickly. This is his specialty. https://bencrump.com/ |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-12-09 13:47 |
| #7 42 prior arrests, broke an older woman's eye orbital unprovoked...but he's a "Michael Jackson Impersonator". Turning his life around? rriiiigghht |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-12-09 13:13 |
| #6 ^IMO, relatives of a homeless person don't have a right to call themselves family. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-12-09 13:03 |
| #5 Re #4: "Pay us" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-12-09 12:38 |
| #4 #2 "Yea, he was homeless and we didn't give a damn. But now we ARE deeply hurt!"? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-12-09 12:34 |
| #3 And then there will be the civil trial. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-12-09 12:03 |
| #2 Now facing civil charges from the family of the deceased. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2024-12-09 12:02 |
| #1 Wow. Did not expect that. So glad I was wrong! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-12-09 11:50 |