{"id":2151801,"date":"2024-01-17T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-refuses-to-dismiss-subway-death-case-against-daniel-penny\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T15:37:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T20:37:18","slug":"judge-refuses-to-dismiss-subway-death-case-against-daniel-penny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-refuses-to-dismiss-subway-death-case-against-daniel-penny\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge denies dismissal of Subway death case against Daniel Penny"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjudge-refuses-to-dismiss-subway-death-case-against-daniel-penny%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=2151801&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--><h2>Marine Veteran Faces \u200dSetback in Subway Death Case<\/h2>\n<p>Marine veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/marine-vet-accused-of-killing-jordan-neely-turns-himself-in-after-charge-against-him-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Penny<\/a> experienced a \u2064setback on\u200d Wednesday as\u2062 he fought\u200d to put an\u2062 end to a high-profile New York City subway death\u200d case against him.<\/p>\n<p>A judge \u200bdenied Penny&#8217;s motion \u200cto dismiss the charges in\u2063 connection to the May \u200d2023 incident. Penny, 25, \u2064is accused of restraining Jordan Neely, a homeless man\u200c who was allegedly threatening passengers on a subway car. Tragically, Neely appeared \u200bto lose consciousness and later died.\u2064 Penny pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prison-guard-allegedly-watched-man-hang-himself-wouldnt-allow-other-guards-to-cut-him-down-for-15-minutes\/\" title=\"Prison Guard Allegedly Watched Man Hang Himself, Wouldn\u2019t Allow Other Guards To Cut Him Down For 15 Minutes\">criminally negligent homicide<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/daniel-penny-homicide-jordan-neely-chokehold-subway\/5047919\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carry sentences<\/a> of up to 15 years \u200dand four years, respectively.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel \u2062Penny, accused \u2062in subway chokehold \u2062death of Jordan Neely, appears in court today for dismissal hearing\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BWtyG1ig6n\">pic.twitter.com\/BWtyG1ig6n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1747636847101026386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;While we disagree with the \u200bCourt&#8217;s decision not to dismiss\u2063 the indictment,\u200c we understand that the legal threshold to continue even an ill-conceived prosecution is very\u200b low,&#8221;\u2063 Penny&#8217;s\u200b lawyers <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/daniel-penny-jordan-neely-motion-denied-subway-chokehold-death\/14332801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a\u200b statement<\/a> on Wednesday. \u200c&#8221;We are confident that a jury,\u200b aware of Danny&#8217;s actions in putting \u200caside his own \u200dsafety to protect the lives of his fellow riders, will deliver a just verdict. Danny\u2063 is grateful for the\u2063 continued prayers and support through this difficult process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Penny&#8217;s lawyers filed\u200c a motion to dismiss the case \u2063in October, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/judge-denies-daniel-pennys-request-dismiss-jordan-neely-subway-chokeho-rcna134264\">claiming<\/a> that Neely had aggressively threatened people on the train. They insisted\u2063 that their client did \u200bnot intend to harm\u2063 Neely and\u200c that Penny and others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/nyc-subway-rider-accused-jordan-neelys-chokehold-death-marine-veteran-rcna83068\">acted<\/a> in self-defense until help arrived. Witnesses described Neely, a 30-year-old homeless \u2062street performer with mental issues and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jordan-neely-arrest-record-outrage-grows-subway-death-1798248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensive criminal record<\/a>,\u200c exhibiting \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-daniel-penny-court-docs-subway-riders-hid-feared-for-lives-over-neely-threats-satanic-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;satanic&#8221; behavior<\/a> and making threats of violence, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>Bystander video footage showed Penny restraining Neely \u200din a\u2062 headlock, and Neely appeared to \u200blose consciousness. Neely was\u2064 later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/04\/nyregion\/jordan-neely-death-subway-nyc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pronounced dead<\/a> at a hospital. New \u200cYork City&#8217;s\u2064 medical examiner <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/03\/medical-examiner-rules-jordan-neelys-death-a-homicide-after-subway-choking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled<\/a> his \u2063death a homicide due to &#8220;compression of neck \u200c(chokehold)&#8221; \u2064but did not assign\u2064 culpability. Penny, \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/jordan-neely-protesters-jump-onto-manhattan-train-tracks-stop-subways-before-arrests\/4311114\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> \u2062 amidst protests following the subway incident, is currently free\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2023\/06\/28\/daniel-penny-arraignment-subway-chokehold-neely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on $100,000 \u2064bail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan Supreme Court Judge \u200dMaxwell Wiley, who rejected the motion to dismiss the case, stated that he \u200cneeded more\u200d time to decide on a separate request by the defense to suppress search warrant evidence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2024\/01\/17\/nyc-judge-denies-daniel-pennys-motion-to-dismiss-charges-in-jordan-neely-fatal-subway-chokehold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according \u200bto the New York Daily News<\/a>. The case is set\u2064 to return to court on March 20.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1705604838822000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2_j2KMpwVRLCzwAoGaYKL5\">CLICK \u200dHERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dante Mills, an attorney representing Neely&#8217;s family, hailed the judge&#8217;s ruling as a\u200c &#8220;big win.&#8221; He stated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/judge-denies-daniel-pennys-request-dismiss-jordan-neely-subway-chokeho-rcna134264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to NBC News<\/a>, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s important to know that the grand \u2063jury\u2062 said Daniel Penny \u200cshould face charges\u200c for killing Jordan Neely. His attorneys tried to get\u2062 the\u2062 judge to overrule that, to say that what the grand jury\u200b said didn&#8217;t matter, but the judge didn&#8217;t do\u2063 that. The\u2063 judge said Daniel Penny will face these charges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mills also expressed confidence that Penny will be \u2063found guilty for killing \u2064Mr. Jordan when the case returns \u200dto court in March.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/man-charged-in-stabbing-death-of-another-alleged-subway-menace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-in-stabbing-death-of-another-alleged-subway-menace\/\" title=\"Man accused of killing another alleged subway troublemaker now faces charges.\">video clips released<\/a><\/a> by his lawyers last year, Penny denied\u2063 that race played a role in\u200b his actions. He dismissed claims that \u200che targeted Neely because of his race,\u200c stating, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t \u200bsee a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-indicts-daniel-penny-in-death-of-jordan-neely-reports\/\" title=\"Daniel Penny has been indicted by a grand jury in the death of Jordan Neely, according to reports.\">black man threatening passengers<\/a>. I saw a man threatening \u2062passengers, a lot of whom \u2063were people of \u200dcolor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How will the court determine whether Daniel Penny&#8217;s\u2064 actions \u2064were justified and whether they \u2063exceeded the\u2063 limits of self-defense?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. \u200bargued against\u2064 the dismissal of \u200dthe charges, stating that there was enough \u200bevidence to proceed with the case. The judge\u2062 agreed, denying \u200cPenny&#8217;s motion to\u200c dismiss.<\/p>\n<p>The case surrounding Daniel Penny and the death\u2063 of \u200cJordan Neely has gained significant\u200b attention and raised important questions about self-defense\u2062 and the\u2062 appropriate use of force in defending oneself and \u2062others. Witnesses have\u2062 come forward to share \u200ctheir accounts of Neely&#8217;s threatening \u200dbehavior and the fear they felt during the \u200bincident. Penny&#8217;s lawyers argue \u2064that he acted in self-defense and in the\u2062 defense of those around him, highlighting his \u2063military background and \u2064his commitment to protecting others.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200c the court \u200bmust now determine whether Penny&#8217;s actions were justified and \u2063whether \u200cthey went beyond the limits \u200bof\u200c self-defense. The charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide\u2062 carry serious penalties and\u2063 require careful examination \u200bof the evidence and legal standards.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200b is \u200dimportant to note that \u2064the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/small-world-george-floyds-girlfriend-also-had-a-connection-to-daunte-wright\/\" title=\"Small World: George Floyd\u2019s Girlfriend Also Had a Connection To Daunte Wright\">medical examiner ruled<\/a> Neely&#8217;s death as a homicide due to the compression of the\u2062 neck in \u200da chokehold. While the ruling does not assign culpability, it does raise\u200d questions about the use of force and the responsibility to ensure \u2063the safety and well-being of others.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to deny \u200bthe motion to \u2064dismiss does not determine Penny&#8217;s guilt, but rather allows the \u2064case to \u2062proceed to trial. It is now\u200c up to a jury to \u2064determine whether Penny&#8217;s actions were justified and whether he is guilty of the charges brought\u200c against him.<\/p>\n<p>This case raises broader discussions about the treatment and care of individuals experiencing homelessness and mental \u200dhealth \u200bissues. Neely&#8217;s history of mental illness and his struggles with the law create a complex backdrop to the incident. It underscores \u2063the \u200cneed for \u2062comprehensive support systems and resources to help individuals in vulnerable situations, reducing the risk of confrontations and tragic \u2064outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>As this high-profile \u200bcase\u200c continues, it is essential to remember the principles of\u200d due process and the\u200d presumption of innocence. \u2063Both Neely and Penny have become central figures \u200bin \u200bthis tragedy, and\u2063 justice requires\u200b a fair and impartial examination of\u200d the facts.<\/p>\n<p>While Penny faces a setback in his bid to dismiss the charges, his lawyers remain \u200chopeful that a jury\u200b will \u200brecognize \u200bhis intent to protect others and deliver a just verdict. \u200bThe outcome of this\u2062 case will have implications\u2062 not only\u2064 for Penny but for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paypal-becomes-third-payment-processor-to-stop-working-with-palestinian-terror-tied-group\/\" title=\"PayPal cuts ties with Palestinian terror-linked group, joining two others.\">broader \u2062conversation surrounding<\/a> self-defense\u200b and the use of\u2063 force.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it is crucial that we approach this case with \u200dfairness, empathy, and a commitment to ensuring justice for all those affected \u200dby this tragic incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marine vet Daniel Penny&#8217;s bid to dismiss the NYC subway death case against him was rejected by a judge. 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