{"id":1931814,"date":"2023-05-16T11:28:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kid-rock-steps-up-in-a-big-way-to-help-marine-vet-charged-in-subway-death-mr-penny-is-a-hero\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:28:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:28:33","slug":"kid-rock-steps-up-in-a-big-way-to-help-marine-vet-charged-in-subway-death-mr-penny-is-a-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kid-rock-steps-up-in-a-big-way-to-help-marine-vet-charged-in-subway-death-mr-penny-is-a-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Rock Steps Up in a Big Way to Help Marine Vet Charged in Subway Death: &#8216;Mr. Penny Is a Hero&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkid-rock-steps-up-in-a-big-way-to-help-marine-vet-charged-in-subway-death-mr-penny-is-a-hero%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1931814&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>    News        <\/p>\n<p>  \u00a0By Johnathan Jones   \u00a0May 15, 2023 at 1:39pm      Musician Kid Rock was among the largest donors to Marine veteran Daniel Penny as he prepares to fight for his freedom in court in regard to a deadly encounter he had on a New York City subway two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p> Penny was one of three men who subdued 30-year-old Jordan Neely on May 1 after the man had made threats and otherwise acted erratically.<\/p>\n<p> Video shared online after the incident went viral and showed Penny put Neely in what proved to be a fatal chokehold.<\/p>\n<p>  Before Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Penny with second-degree manslaughter last week, a campaign was launched to help him cover any potential legal expenses.<\/p>\n<p> Penny surrendered to police on Friday morning and was released later that day.<\/p>\n<p>   A GiveSendGo campaign set up for him had hauled in more than $2.1 million as of Monday afternoon. Kid Rock was among those who donated big.<\/p>\n<p> The musician, whose legal name is Robert Ritchie, chipped in $5,000 and commented, \u201cMr. Penny is a hero. Alvin Bragg is a POS. Kid Rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Fox News confirmed the donation was in fact made by the rocker.<\/p>\n<p>  Was Alvin Bragg wrong to charge Daniel Penny?<\/p>\n<p>     The campaign will cover Penny\u2019s legal expenses and vows that if anything is left over, that amount will be donated to a mental health organization in New York City.<\/p>\n<p> Neely reportedly struggled with mental illness and drug addiction.<\/p>\n<p> Once a popular Michael Jackson impersonator, Neely racked up more than 40 arrests over the years and once pleaded guilty after he attempted to kidnap a seven-year-old child, The New York Daily News reported.<\/p>\n<p> He had a history of violent charges and assaults, and two years was arrested for punching a 67-year-old woman.<\/p>\n<p>  In spite of the severity of the charges and accusations, Neely was free at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p> Passengers who were aboard the train just before the chokehold incident reported that before the altercation with Penny, Neely made threats of violence and declared he might hurt someone.<\/p>\n<p>  He also allegedly stated he was not afraid to spend the rest of his life in prison.<\/p>\n<p> New York City subways have been a magnet for random violence in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>  The city has also seen an uptick in cases where people were pushed onto tracks \u2014 sometimes at random.<\/p>\n<p> In January, a 34-year-old man died after he was shoved onto the tracks by another man police identified as 28-year-old Andre Boyce.<\/p>\n<p> The New York Post reported Boyce had a lengthy criminal record.<\/p>\n<p>   SummaryMore Biographical InformationRecent PostsContact<\/p>\n<p> Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and digital media.<\/p>\n<p>   Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News \u00a0By Johnathan Jones \u00a0May 15, 2023 at 1:39pm Musician Kid Rock was among the largest donors to Marine veteran Daniel Penny as he prepares to fight for his freedom in court in regard to a deadly encounter he had on a New York City subway two weeks ago. 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