Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson on Friday sent a powerful message of support for former Marine Daniel Penny, who is on trial for manslaughter in connection with the death of Jordan Neely.
“Daniel, thank you for serving our country and protecting so many passengers whose lives were threatened by this violent and deranged individual,” Mickelson tweeted Friday afternoon.
agree. Thank you, Daniel, for serving your country and protecting the many passengers whose lives were threatened by this violent and deranged individual. https://t.co/tUI5pe7pFV
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) December 6, 2024
he also Tweet Comment from Geiger Capital, “If Daniel Penny is sent to prison by a majority-female jury, please never again ask why men don't step in to protect others on the street or on the subway… It's simply not worth it in today's society. ”
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has charged Penny with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in connection with the death of Jordan Neely in May 2023. (Related article: 'This case should be strong': Dershowitz slams brute force in charging Penny in case that could end in 'hung jury')
Penny held Neely in a chokehold for six minutes after observing him become aggressive and screaming at other passengers on a train bound for uptown New York, prosecutors said. did.
“I don't care if I die. I don't care if I go to jail. I don't have food…I'm done,” Neely reportedly shouted to other passengers at the time. According to To witness Juan Alberto Vasquez, who recorded the incident.
Judge Maxwell Wiley dismissed the manslaughter charge on Friday, allowing the jury to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter. Deliberations will resume on Monday.
On May 1, 2023, a six-minute subway ride instantly divided America. On the one hand, there are those who claim that Daniel Penny was a racially motivated vigilante who killed Jordan Neely. On the other side are those who believe he was a hero who protected his fellow riders.
But what is it really? pic.twitter.com/0PzCTAyqZJ
— Free Press (@TheFP) November 25, 2024
