NYC Jury Acquits Marine Veteran in Subway Chokehold Case After Intense Deliberations
NEW YORK – Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran, was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in a New York City court following the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a subway. The not guilty verdict was delivered after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision on the more severe charge of second-degree manslaughter, which was then dismissed by the judge. The jury deliberated for over 20 hours before concluding that Penny, who had previously pleaded not guilty to both charges, did not commit criminally negligent homicide. Upon hearing the verdict, Penny appeared relieved, and … Read more