{"id":2372530,"date":"2024-11-23T11:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T16:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-pennys-defense-rests-with-courtroom-point-neely-should-have-been-in-custody\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T11:21:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T16:21:49","slug":"daniel-pennys-defense-rests-with-courtroom-point-neely-should-have-been-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-pennys-defense-rests-with-courtroom-point-neely-should-have-been-in-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Penny&#8217;s Defense Rests with Courtroom Point: Neely Should Have Been in Custody"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdaniel-pennys-defense-rests-with-courtroom-point-neely-should-have-been-in-custody%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=2372530&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>The defense team in the trial of\u200c Marine veteran Daniel Penny \u2062concluded\u200c its case without him testifying, focusing instead on presenting evidence regarding the\u2063 behaviour of Jordan Neely, the mentally ill homeless\u200d man\u200b who died\u2064 during an altercation \u200bin May 2023.\u2062 A key witness for \u2063the defense revealed that Neely had an active arrest warrant due to\u200b a failure to complete \u2062court-ordered outpatient therapy linked \u200dto an earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcccs-new-senior-adviser-remains-on-parole-in-new-york\/\" title=\"DCCC\u2019s New Senior Adviser Remains on Parole in New York\">assault conviction<\/a>. The defense argued that Neely&#8217;s history of criminal behaviour, including 42 \u200carrests between \u20642013 and 2021, made him a danger to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brooklyn-subway-shooter-promoted-racial-violence-on-social-media\/\" title=\"Brooklyn Subway Shooter Promoted Racial Violence on Social Media\">subway passengers<\/a>. They contended that Penny intervened to protect others \u200dwhen he\u200d placed Neely \u2064in a chokehold, implying he acted out of necessity.\u200d The case \u200bhas spurred significant social \u2064media commentary, reflecting divided public \u2063opinions on Penny&#8217;s actions and the broader issues of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">public safety involving mentally ill individuals<\/a>. Penny&#8217;s defense highlighted systemic\u200c failures that allowed Neely to remain free despite his criminal record, suggesting \u200bthat if \u2062Neely had been detained, Penny would not be on\u2062 trial.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The defense rested Friday in the New York City trial of a Marine veteran in the death of a mentally ill homeless man without the defendant taking the stand, but with his attorneys making a vital point.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Penny, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marine-vet-daniel-penny-reveals-stepped-fellow-subway-passengers-threatened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepped up<\/a> in May 2023 when a deranged Jordan Neely began threatening fellow subway riders, declined testify in his own defense, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/22\/us-news\/daniel-penny-wont-testify-on-his-own-behalf-in-lightning-rod-manslaughter-trial-as-defense-rests-with-testimony-about-jordan-neelys-open-warrant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But jurors did hear from a defense witness who testified why Neely should never have been on that subway car in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Post, Penny&rsquo;s defense called New York court clerk Brian Kempf, who told the court that authorities had an open warrant for Neely&rsquo;s arrest related to an assault conviction in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a plea deal, the Post reported, Neely had agreed to participate in intensive outpatient therapy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-plea-deal-ignores-significant-body-of-evidence-of-hunter-bidens-other-criminal-schemes\/\" title=\"Grassley: Plea Deal Disregards Hunter Biden&#039;s Other Crimes\">avoid prison time<\/a> for the conviction. But Neely left treatment, and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>That was in February 2023, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/crime\/daniel-penny-defense-rests-as-final-witness-reveals-jordan-neely-had-open-warrant-defendant-doesnt-testify\/ar-AA1uzAm0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. It was just two months before the fatal encounter on the Manhattan F train.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, a police officer who encountered Neely engaged in any one of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lawyers-nyc-subway-marine-post-statement-jordan-neely-death-protesters-wont-like-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">customary criminal acts<\/a> (he&rsquo;d had 42 arrests between 2013 and 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jordan-neely-arrest-record-outrage-grows-subway-death-1798248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>) could have run his name and found a court order to take him into custody.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s basically proof that Neely himself was a clear and present danger to the citizens of New York &mdash; and whatever other community he might find himself in.<\/p>\n<p>Penny&rsquo;s defense team was underscoring that point &mdash; and potentially communicating to jurors that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harrowing-details-new-subway-chokehold-court-filing-get-daniel-penny-case-thrown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penny was acting<\/a> on that fact when he placed Neely in a chokehold; that Penny was preventing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jordan-neely-death-witness-steps-forward-new-information-says-praying-charged-marine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the danger Neely presented<\/a> from getting out of hand.<\/p>\n<p>As usual with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disturbing-detail-jordan-neelys-criminal-history-wont-find-media-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high-profile Penny case<\/a>, Friday&rsquo;s developments brought a storm of commentary to social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a modern day LYNCHING<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wim Wagler (@2h2odawgs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2h2odawgs\/status\/1860127753888236029?\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">American hero<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bucky Gruntz (@BuckyGruntz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuckyGruntz\/status\/1860079977607364655?\">November 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I pray it is a quick non-guilty verdict!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Janice Waddell (@Janihall58) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Janihall58\/status\/1860078387139870808?\">November 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg more interested in his prosecution of former President (now President-elect) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-declares-total-definitive-victory-hush-money-case-moves-merchan-bragg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> than putting away street criminals, the borough&rsquo;s legal system has been in chaos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-gov-threatens-far-left-nyc-da-private-meeting-reminded-can-pull-off-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since Bragg took office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Jordan Neely had not been free to terrorize passengers in that subway car on May 1, 2023, Daniel Penny would not have had to step in to stop him.<\/p>\n<p>Penny would not be facing trial now. 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Daniel Penny intervened in May 2023 when Jordan Neely, who was acting erratically, threatened other subway passengers. Although Penny chose not to take the stand, a defense witness informed jurors that Neely should not have been on that subway train at all. According to reports, court clerk Brian Kempf testified that there was an outstanding warrant for Neely&#8217;s arrest due to a 2021 assault conviction. As part of a plea agreement, Neely had committed to intensive outpatient therapy to avoid prison but had left treatment, leading to the warrant being issued in February 2023\u2014just two months before his encounter with Penny on the Manhattan F train. This indicated that if law enforcement had encountered Neely during any of his previous criminal activities (he had been arrested 42 times from 2013 to 2021), they could have apprehended him based on this warrant. The defense aimed to highlight that Neely posed a significant threat to public safety and suggested that Penny acted out of necessity when he placed him in a chokehold as a means of preventing further danger. As expected with this high-profile case, social media erupted with varied reactions following these developments: some labeled it as modern-day lynching while others hailed Penny as an American hero and expressed hopes for an acquittal verdict. Critics pointed out issues within Manhattan&#8217;s legal system under District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s leadership and argued that if Jordan Neely hadn\u2019t been allowed freedom prior to May 1, 2023, Daniel Penny wouldn\u2019t be facing trial now\u2014and perhaps Neely would still be alive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2372531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-20.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[23458,6026,42466,3998,25843],"class_list":["post-2372530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-courtroom","tag-custody","tag-daniel-penny","tag-defense","tag-neely"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-20.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372530"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372534,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372530\/revisions\/2372534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}