Mr. Penny had many supporters among Silicon Valley conservatives who thought he’d been wrongfully accused in the racially charged case.

Daniel Penny, the Long Island native and Marine vet acquitted for the manslaughter of a homeless man on a New York City subway train last year, has landed a job at a $45 billion venture capital firm.

Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran acquitted in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely, has landed a new job in Silicon Valley. He’s been hired by Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm, according to his profile on the company’s website.