On May 1, 2023, in New York City, Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless American man, was killed after being put in a chokehold by Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old United States Marine Corps veteran while riding the New York City subway. Neely, who was reportedly agitated and threatening passengers, was subdued by Penny, leading to his death.

17 hours ago · Daniel Penny was hired by Andreesen Horowitz to work in Manhattan as an investor. Steven Hirsch David Ulevitch, a partner with the firm, praised Penny for his courage during the frantic subway ...

6 hours ago · The Marine veteran who strangled a fellow New York City subway passenger to death has been hired by a premier Silicon Valley investment firm – two months after he was staring at a 20-year prison sentence.. Daniel Penny was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter in December 2024 after he grappled Jordan Neely, 30, to the ground and held him around the neck for about six ...

Mar 16, 2024 · The lawyer for Daniel Penny, the former Marine indicted in the Manhattan subway chokehold death of a disturbed rider, said Brooklyn prosecutors made the right call by not pursuing charges...

Dec 9, 2024 · A Marine veteran who put an agitated subway rider in a chokehold on a New York subway has been acquitted in the man’s death. A Manhattan jury cleared Daniel Penny on Monday of a criminally negligent homicide charge.

Oct 25, 2024 · A Manhattan prosecutor admitted Friday that it may be hard for jurors to convict former Marine Daniel Penny of "recklessly" choking mentally ill subway busker Jordan Neely to death on a crowded...

Dec 11, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — After being acquitted of homicide, the military veteran who choked a volatile, mentally ill man on a New York subway told an interviewer he put himself in a “very vulnerable position” but felt compelled to act.

Dec 9, 2024 · A Manhattan jury found Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide Monday in the death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway last year.

Mar 20, 2024 · Daniel Penny, the man who choked a homeless man to death last May on a New York City subway car, will stand trial beginning Oct. 8, a judge determined Wednesday. The trial will take between four and six weeks, according to Judge Max Wiley.

Jun 15, 2023 · A man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold has been indicted by a grand jury, a step that will allow the criminal case to continue.