The attorney for Jordan Neely's family torched Marine veteran Daniel Penny's first interview since a chokehold resulted in manslaughter charges.
Daniel Penny leaves the 5th Precinct of the NYPD on Friday, May 12, 2023. Penny is charged in connection with the death of subway rider, Jordan Neely.
"This had nothing to do with race," Penny, a decorated veteran Marine sergeant who separated from military service two years ago, told the Post. Penny placed Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man who prosecutors say wasTwo other passengers were seen helping to hold Neely's arms while Penny held him in a chokehold for several minutes.
The veteran, who is studying architecture and was on the way to the gym at the time of the encounter with Neely, said he could not detail much of what prompted him to restrain the homeless man due to the pending case. Penny's attorney, Thomas Kenniff, told the PostScreenshot from bystander video showing Jordan Neely being held in a chokehold on the New York City subway.
"The threats, the menacing, the terror that Jordan Neely introduced to that train has already been well documented," Kenniff said."There are numerous witnesses from all different walks of life who have absolutely no motive to do anything other than to recount what actually happened. They are uniform in their recollection of events."
"I’m deeply saddened by the loss of life," Penny said of Neely's death."It’s tragic what happened to him. Hopefully, we can change the system that’s so desperately failed us."
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