Key takeaways:
- Daniel J. Penny, a 24-year-old Marine veteran, is expected to be charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of a homeless man on a New York City subway train.
- Witnesses said the homeless man was acting erratically on the train but did not attack anyone.
- The incident has sparked outrage among many New Yorkers, who have called for justice for the homeless man and an end to police brutality.
A 24-year-old Marine veteran is expected to be charged with second-degree manslaughter on Friday in connection with the death of a homeless man on a New York City subway train.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Daniel J. Penny will be arraigned in Manhattan criminal court. Cellphone video captured on a northbound F train showed Penny on the ground holding Jordan Neely in a chokehold following an altercation.
Witnesses said Neely was acting erratically on the train and screaming about being hungry and tired but didn’t attack anyone. The video lasting nearly 3 minutes shows Penny, 24, on the floor of a subway car with Neely, 30, in a chokehold.
Lawyers for Penny did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday afternoon, but said previously that Neely had been “aggressively threatening” their client and other subway riders and that Penny acted to protect himself and others.
The incident has sparked outrage among many New Yorkers, who have called for justice for Neely and an end to police brutality. The district attorney’s office said it is continuing to investigate the incident and is asking anyone with information to contact them.
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