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Daniel Penny indicted in chokehold death of Jordan Neely
By Joe Marino and
Steve Janoski
June 14, 2023 4:41pm
Former Marine Daniel Penny has been indicted in the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely last month, sources told The Post.
A grand jury sitting in Manhattan reached its decision Wednesday, weeks after Neely’s death sparked a national firestorm over Penny’s actions and scrutiny over a mental health system that failed the tragic victim.
Penny, 24, was initially arrested on second-degree manslaughter charges. However, it’s unclear what charges he was indicted on.
Penny, who is free on $100,000 bail, first surrendered himself to cops on May 12 — or nearly two weeks after he laced his arms around the disturbed homeless man’s neck during a chaotic confrontation on an F train in Manhattan.
Penny’s lawyers have said their client acted in self-defense — Neely was allegedly yelling, screaming, and threatening other passengers, according to eyewitnesses.
In a series of videos released Sunday, Penny said he wasn’t trying to kill Neely when he grabbed him.
But he couldn’t sit still while Neely ranted.
“There’s a common misconception that Marines don’t get scared. We’re actually taught one of our core values is courage, and courage is not the absence of fear but how you handle fear,” he said.
“I was scared for myself but I looked around there was women and children, he was yelling in their faces saying these threats. I just couldn’t sit still.”
But the caught-on-camera confrontation quickly went south. Neely struggled, but passed out and died.
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