Crime & Justice

Manslaughter Charge Dismissed Over New York Subway Chokehold Death

JURY DEADLOCK

Daniel Penny, a former Marine, still faces the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide.

Grace Harrington 

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William Vaillancourt
Daniel Penny returns to the courtroom after a break during his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on December 03, 2024 in New York City. Closing arguments have ended and the jury is expected to deliberate in the trial in trial of Penny, 26, a former Marine, who is charged in the death of Jordan Neely by choking him during an altercation involving panhandling on a New York City subway car.
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