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'Big Win' for Neely Family in Subway Chokehold Case

Judge rejects Daniel Penny's bid to dismiss case

(Newser) - Daniel Penny, the former Marine who put New York City subway rider Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold, will go on trial on a charge of second-degree manslaughter no earlier than this fall, a judge said Wednesday. The judge rejected Penny's motion to have the case dismissed, ABC News...

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Daniel Penny Enters Plea
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Jun 28, 2023 4:30 PM CDT

Daniel Penny Enters Plea

Jordan Neely's father attends arraignment in NYC

(Newser) - Daniel Penny, who used a fatal chokehold on a fellow subway passenger, was arraigned in a four-minute hearing Wednesday in New York City. The Marine veteran pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges in the death of Jordan Neely, 30, WNBC reports. Neely's father, Andre...

Daniel Penny Speaks Out on Jordan Neely Death

He says he acted in self-defense in 'scary situation'

(Newser) - Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged with manslaughter in the death of a fellow New York City subway rider last month, says he "had to act" because Jordan Neely was threatening people around him. In video clips released by his lawyers, the 24-year-old says he acted in self-defense in...

Conservatives Rally Around Daniel Penny

$2M raised for his legal defense so far

(Newser) - A Christian fundraising site collecting money for Daniel Penny has raised more than $2 million for the legal defense of the Marine veteran who faces manslaughter charges for allegedly putting Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold aboard a New York subway earlier this month. The GiveSendGo fundraiser , which was posted...

Neely's Family Not Happy With Manslaughter Charge

They say Daniel Penny should see murder charges after fatal chokehold on NYC subway

(Newser) - A Marine veteran who put a fellow New York City subway rider into a fatal chokehold earlier this month was arraigned Friday morning and charged with second-degree manslaughter, a felony. Per the Washington Post , 24-year-old Daniel Penny surrendered at Manhattan Criminal Court at the request of the Manhattan district attorney'...

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