{"id":2378028,"date":"2024-12-09T14:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-neelys-father-gets-booted-from-courtroom-after-jury-acquits-daniel-penny\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:10:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:10:16","slug":"jordan-neelys-father-gets-booted-from-courtroom-after-jury-acquits-daniel-penny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-neelys-father-gets-booted-from-courtroom-after-jury-acquits-daniel-penny\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Neely&#8217;s Father Gets Booted from Courtroom After Jury Acquits Daniel Penny"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fjordan-neelys-father-gets-booted-from-courtroom-after-jury-acquits-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=2378028&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>On December 9,2024,Daniel Penny was acquitted of\u2062 <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> in the death of Jordan Neely,a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/golf-superstar-phil-mickelson-takes-fearless-stand-for-daniel-penny-dares-cancel-mob-to-come-for-him\/\" title=\"Golf Superstar Phil Mickelson Takes Fearless Stand for Daniel Penny, Dares Cancel Mob to Come for Him\">mentally troubled man<\/a>,during a confrontational incident on \u2063a New York City subway in May 2023. The verdict sparked cheers\u2063 in the courtroom, while Neely&#8217;s\u200c father, Andre Zachary, was removed after expressing anger. The trial highlighted tensions surrounding the case, especially as \u2064it raised issues of race, with Penny being white and Neely \u2062being Black.Penny&#8217;s defense argued that his actions were meant to protect other\u200b passengers from potential attacks. The case drew significant attention, \u2062with \u200dprotests \u200dfrom groups like Black Lives Matter outside the courtroom, calling for justice for Neely. After the \u2063verdict, some public figures celebrated\u2062 the decision as a triumph over what they termed a &#8220;woke mob.&#8221; The incident remains polarizing,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reflecting broader societal divides<\/a>.  <\/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>As cheers broke out in a New York City courtroom Monday over the acquittal of Daniel Penny, the father of Jordan Neely had to be removed.<\/p>\n<p>Andre Zachary exploded in expletives, prompting his removal, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/09\/us\/daniel-penny-subway-death-trial\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a jury acquitted Penny of a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-major-charge-dismissed-daniel-penny-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death<\/a> of Neely, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jordan-neely-top-50-risk-list-overseen-citys-task-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mentally troubled<\/a> man whose threatening behavior on board a New York City subway in May 2023 led to a confrontation with Penny that ended with Neely dead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Applause broke out in the courtroom as Daniel Penny&rsquo;s not guilty verdict was read. Penny locked eyes with members of the jury, smiled and nodded thanks. Jordan Neely&rsquo;s father was escorted out of the courtroom after an audible outburst with expletives.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faith M. Karimi (@FaithMKarimi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaithMKarimi\/status\/1866162351692775435?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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>On Friday, Judge Maxwell Wiley dismissed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/eve-daniel-penny-decision-video-nyc-subway-car-full-cowering-men-goes-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manslaughter charge<\/a> against Penny after the jury said it was deadlocked on the charge.<\/p>\n<p>Zachary, who filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/daniel-penny-sued-jury-deliberates-sum-exceeds-jurisdictional-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">civil suit<\/a> against Penny seeking unspecified damages, was not involved in the life of his son, who went into foster care at age 14, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/may\/12\/jordan-neely-new-york-social-services-support-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There was applause in the courtroom as Daniel Penny&rsquo;s not guilty verdict was read aloud, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lauren_delvalle?\">@Lauren_delvalle<\/a>. Jordan Neely&rsquo;s father, who was present in the courtroom for the verdict, was escorted out of the courtroom after an audible outburst with expletives.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OmarJimenez\/status\/1866160789209698443?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many cheered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/golf-superstar-phil-mickelson-takes-fearless-stand-daniel-penny-dares-cancel-mob-come\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">verdict<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-judge-sides-with-special-counsel-weiss-on-key-point\/\" title=\"Judge supports special counsel Weiss in Hunter Biden investigation.\">highly publicized case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great day for our city and our nation. Justice has truly been served and we all feel the tide turning now. Today the jury decided that the woke mob is no longer the arbiter of right and wrong,&rdquo; Republican New York City Council Member Inna Vernikov of Brooklyn said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/09\/us-news\/daniel-penny-nyc-trial-verdict-live-updates-analysis-reactions\/\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure that DA Alvin Bragg will be more than eager to prosecute anyone rioting in light of this verdict as swiftly and harshly as he did to Daniel Penny!&rdquo; Vernikov said.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, Penny&rsquo;s attorney said Penny put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/daniel-pennys-defense-rests-huge-courtroom-point-victim-cops-seen-running-neelys-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neely<\/a> in a chokehold to prevent possible attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/making-jordan-neely-the-new-george-floyd-is-the-next-step-in-the-lefts-war-on-america\/\" title=\"Left&#039;s war on America: Jordan Neely as the new George Floyd.\">fellow subway passengers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who do you want on the next train ride with you?&rdquo; Steven Raiser said in court, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/09\/us-news\/daniel-penny-cleared-of-all-charges-in-jordan-neelys-death\/\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The guy with the earbuds minding his own business who you know would be there for you if something happened? Or perhaps you just hope that someone like Jordan Neely does not enter that train when you are all alone, all alone in a crowd of others frozen with fear?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hawk Newsome of BLM threatens Daniel Penny after acquittal: &ldquo;a small world, buddy.&rdquo;<br \/> Walter &ldquo;Hawk&rdquo; Newsome co-founded Black Lives Matter of Greater New York.<br \/> When will BLM be designated a hate group? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HcxXnMBqzB\">pic.twitter.com\/HcxXnMBqzB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lauren Marie (@LaurenMH625) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaurenMH625\/status\/1866162772024721493?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The case of a white man putting a black man in a chokehold turned into a divisive racial episode, with Black Lives Matter protesters outside the courtroom calling for Penny to be convicted, according to The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/09\/nyregion\/daniel-penny-not-guilty-jordan-neely.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hawk Newsome, a co-founder of BLM Greater New York had some threatening words for Penny on Monday after the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a small world, buddy,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to CNN, Andre Zachary reacted strongly to the verdict. A jury found Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide related to Neely&#8217;s death, which occurred during a confrontation on a subway in May 2023 involving Neely, who had been exhibiting threatening behavior. Applause filled the courtroom as the verdict was announced; Penny acknowledged the jury with a smile and nod. Zachary, who has filed a civil lawsuit against Penny for unspecified damages and had not been involved in his son&#8217;s life since he entered foster care at age 14, was removed after his outburst. Many celebrated the decision in this high-profile case, with Republican Council Member Inna Vernikov stating it marked a significant moment for justice and criticized what she termed &#8220;the woke mob.&#8221; During the trial, Penny\u2019s lawyer argued that he used a chokehold on Neely to protect other passengers from potential harm. The incident sparked racial tensions and protests outside the courthouse calling for accountability for Penny. 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