{"id":2377297,"date":"2024-12-06T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T21:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-penny-case-judge-dismisses-manslaughter-charge-in-nyc-subway-chokehold-case\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T16:49:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T21:49:35","slug":"daniel-penny-case-judge-dismisses-manslaughter-charge-in-nyc-subway-chokehold-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-penny-case-judge-dismisses-manslaughter-charge-in-nyc-subway-chokehold-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Penny case: Judge dismisses manslaughter charge in NYC subway chokehold case"},"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\">24<\/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-penny-case-judge-dismisses-manslaughter-charge-in-nyc-subway-chokehold-case%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=2377297&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liquor-company-asks-consumers-not-to-buy-its-rittenhouse-rye-brand-to-celebrate-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict\/\" title=\"Liquor Company Asks Consumers Not to Buy Its \u2018Rittenhouse Rye\u2019 Brand To Celebrate Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict\">recent court case<\/a>,\u2062 the manslaughter charge against Daniel penny was dismissed\u2062 after \u200da jury was unable \u2063to reach a unanimous decision following four days of deliberations. The \u2063jury initially notified the judge that\u2063 thay \u2063could \u2062not agree on the second-degree manslaughter charge, prompting \u2062the defense to request a \u2063mistrial while the prosecution urged for further\u2064 deliberation.\u200c After three additional hours\u200b of discussions, the \u200cjury remained deadlocked, leading\u2063 the judge to grant the \u200bprosecution&#8217;s request to dismiss the manslaughter charge. Jurors will \u2062now focus on deliberating a second charge of <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>, set to begin the following Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The case stems from an incident involving Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allegedly\u200b exhibited erratic\u200d behavior<\/a> on a\u2064 subway\u200b train. Witnesses reported \u2063that Neely vocalized threats and expressed his distress, prompting Penny, a former Marine, to intervene by placing Neely in a chokehold, which\u2064 resulted in neely&#8217;s death. neely\u200d had a history of multiple arrests, primarily for theft and \u2063assault. The trial continues with the jury&#8217;s assessment of the remaining charges against \u2064Penny.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Daniel Penny manslaughter charge dismissed after judge considers mistrial<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1556488\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Daniel Penny&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3225650\/witnesses-daniel-penny-case-praise-actions-while-prosecutors-hint-racial-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"manslaughter charge\">manslaughter charge<\/a> has been dismissed after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision after four days of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3251015\/daniel-penny-lawsuit-jordan-neely-father-jury-deliberations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"deliberations\">deliberations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The jury <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/crime-and-courts\/hung-jury-daniel-penny-trial-manslaughter-jordan-neely\/6045773\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sent a note<\/a> on Friday notifying the judge that it was unable to reach a unanimous decision on the second-degree manslaughter charge. This is the first of two charges against him, the second being criminally negligent homicide. The jurors were instructed that they had to reach a decision on the first charge before moving on to the second.<\/p>\n<p>The defense sought an immediate declaration of a mistrial, while the prosecution wanted the jurors to go back and deliberate more. Judge Maxwell Wiley sided with the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>The jurors returned after three more hours and were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The defense again argued for a mistrial while the prosecution argued that the manslaughter charge be dismissed so the jury could move ahead to deliberate on the second charge. The judge signed the prosecution&rsquo;s request, which came around 3:30 p.m. Friday, effectively dismissing the manslaughter charge.<\/p>\n<p>The jury will now move on to deliberate on the second, lesser charge beginning Monday. <\/p>\n<p>On May 1, 2023, Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-shellenberger-how-progressive-groups-like-the-aclu-make-new-york-city-more-dangerous\/\" title=\"Michael Shellenberger: How Progressive Groups Like the ACLU Make New York City More Dangerous\">mentally ill homeless man<\/a>, entered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manhattan<\/a>&nbsp;F train and began yelling at other riders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have food. I don&rsquo;t have a drink. I&rsquo;m fed up. I don&rsquo;t mind going to jail and getting life in prison. I&rsquo;m ready to die,&rdquo; a witness reported Neely saying, while another recalled him saying, &ldquo;Someone is going to die today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Neely was arrested 42 times after acts of theft, evading fares, and also assaulting three women. In 2021, he pleaded guilty to assaulting a 67-year-old woman leaving a subway station.<\/p>\n<p>Other witnesses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/10\/nyregion\/subway-chokehold-case-witnesses-daniel-penny.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recalled\">recalled<\/a> fearing for their lives, saying Neely made &ldquo;half-lunge movements&rdquo; toward other passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Penny, a former Marine, put Neely in a chokehold for nearly six minutes, including about 51 seconds after he went limp. Two other riders helped restrain Neely during this period. After he went unconscious, Penny put Neely in a recovery position on his side.<\/p>\n<p>New York City police officers arrived about a half-hour after Neely first entered the subway, finding him unconscious but alive. He was pronounced dead after being transported to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven days after the incident, District Attorney&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alvin-Bragg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alvin Bragg<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3178538\/daniel-penny-on-trial-deadly-chokehold-of-jordan-neely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"charged\">charged<\/a>&nbsp;Penny with second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide. Penny pleaded not guilty, and he was released on a $100,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p>Penny maintained that he was trying to deescalate the situation and never intended to harm Neely.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with detectives in the immediate aftermath of the incident, he said he acted to protect others, saying, &ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t trying to injure him. &hellip; That&rsquo;s what we are taught in the Marine Corps.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors argued Penny&rsquo;s response was disproportionate and reckless.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You cannot kill someone because they are ranting and menacing,&rdquo; Assistant District Attorney Dafna Yoran told jurors.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution has consistently sought to portray Penny as overly aggressive and motivated by racial bias. Assistant District Attorney Jillian Shartrand repeatedly referred to Penny during the trial as &ldquo;the white man.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Much of the case has revolved around whether the chokehold killed Neely. The medical examiner who performed Neely&rsquo;s autopsy <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/15\/us-news\/video-makes-clear-that-jordan-neely-died-from-fatal-chokehold-even-if-he-had-enough-drugs-in-his-system-to-put-down-an-elephant-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"listed\">listed<\/a> his cause of death as asphyxiation due to the chokehold. Another medical examiner, Dr. Satish Chundru, was hired by Penny&rsquo;s defense team and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/defense-pathologist-says-jordan-neely-didnt-die-chokehold-nyc-subway-rcna180958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"argued\">argued<\/a> Neely hadn&rsquo;t died from the chokehold but rather a combination of factors, including drugs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The jury, composed of seven women and five men, has reviewed body camera footage and Penny&rsquo;s police interrogation, among other evidence presented at the trial. The deliberations have been going on since Tuesday. Their central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3251015\/daniel-penny-lawsuit-jordan-neely-father-jury-deliberations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"task\">task<\/a> is to decide whether Penny was justified in placing Neely into a chokehold.<\/p>\n<p>Neely&rsquo;s father, who has been present at the trial, sued Penny on Thursday, alleging negligence, assault, and battery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1556488\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1556488\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Penny&#8217;s manslaughter charge was dismissed due to a hung jury<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2377298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24338796183003-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42466,46288,46289,46287],"class_list":["post-2377297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-daniel-penny","tag-manslaughter-charge","tag-nyc-news","tag-subway-chokehold"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24338796183003-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377297","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377297"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377301,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377297\/revisions\/2377301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}