Daniel Penny, the man arrested last month in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, has now been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for second-degree manslaughter, three sources familiar with the matter told News 4.
, has now been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, three sources familiar with the matter told News 4.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office declined to comment Wednesday afternoon, as did Penny's legal team.and was released on $100,000 bond. He was ordered to surrender any passports and must ask the court's permission if he wants to leave the state. Neely died May 1 after he was placed in a chokehold on a northbound F train in lower Manhattan. The popular Michael Jackson street performer was homeless and on a list of the 50 most at-risk people living on New York City streets.Penny's lawyers previously said he acted in self-defense and acted to protect fellow subway riders from a supposed perceived threat.
Donte Mills, a lawyer for Neely’s family, has disputed Penny’s version of events, saying the veteran “acted with indifference. He didn’t care about Jordan, he cared about himself. And we can’t let that stand.” “Mr. Neely did not attack anyone,” Mills said following Penny's arrest. “He did not touch anyone. He did not hit anyone. But he was choked to death.
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