A New York court has denied Daniel Penny's request to have manslaughter charges dropped in connection with the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who threatened subway passengers before being subdued by a Marine Corps veteran.
Penny, 25, was charged with choking Neely to death on a New York City train in May 2023, claiming the mentally ill man “appeared to be on drugs”. , yelled and threatened Something like “I'm going to kill you!” I am prepared to go to prison for the rest of my life, and I am prepared to die. ”
Neely was pronounced dead at the scene after Penny tackled him to the floor.The medical examiner will later control Murder due to neck injury. daily mail report.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has ties to George Soros, charged Penny with manslaughter.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg participates in a press conference on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in New York. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)
In October, Penny's lawyers questioned the coroner's conclusions, highlighting the fact that Neely had synthetic drugs in her system at the time of the incident, which may have contributed to her death. asked the judge to dismiss the manslaughter charge.
In addition to drugs, Penny's attorney pointed out that witnesses perceived Neely as a serious threat and that he has a long criminal history that includes violence.
“I was sitting on the train reading a book and all of a sudden I heard someone spouting this rhetoric,” said one 60-year-old man. witness he told Fox News. “He said, 'I don't care if I have to kill F, I'll kill him.' I'm going to jail, I'm going to take a bullet.”
The retiree said passengers were crowding around the exit sign and everyone was “feeling in fear for their lives”.
Neely had 42 previous arrests and there was a warrant in effect at the time of his death. newsweek report.
In the November 2021 incident, Neely attacked a 67-year-old woman, leaving her with severe injuries that left her with a broken nose and a black eye.
in spite of mass mount support In response to Penny's actions, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley ruled Wednesday that the coroner's assertion that strangulation caused death was sufficient for the lawsuit to proceed. , denied the request to dismiss.
Penny was previously charged with manslaughter as well as manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty to both charges.
While many conservatives do raised money Neely's supporters have painted the issue as “racist.”
“Go back to Long Island, you racist…” a pro-Jordan Neely protester shouts at Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is in Manhattan to support Daniel Penny. pic.twitter.com/iJVzOA1loz
— Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) May 24, 2023
A lawyer representing Neely's father said he was relieved by the judge's decision.
“This was a victory today, a huge victory…I think it's important to note that the grand jury said Daniel Penny should be indicted for the murder of Jordan Neely,” the attorney said. Donte Mills said. “His lawyers tried to overturn what the grand jury said, saying it didn't matter, but the judge didn't. We'll be back here again in March.”
“Penny will be charged and our prediction is that Daniel Penny will be convicted.” [the] He murdered Jordan,” he continued.
Mr Mills said the drugs Mr Neely was taking at the time of the incident were just an “excuse” by Mr Penny's defense.
“Daniel Penny didn't know what was going on in his system when he decided to strangle Jordan to death when he wasn't fighting back and when he never touched him in the first place. '' he said. “He killed someone he didn't have to. There's no way to justify it.”
A new video by Daniel Penny has been released.pic.twitter.com/ITZumm4iWU
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) June 12, 2023
