Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide by a jury on Monday for placing a man in a chokehold on a subway train in Manhattan.
The jury’s not guilty verdict followed hours of deliberation, with people in the courtroom breaking out into applause and some objections as the ruling was read. Penny, a former Marine, showed a brief smile while his lawyers embraced each other at their table, according to ABC New York.
BREAKING: Daniel Penny was just found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide.
Count 1: Dismissed
Count 2: Not Guilty.Daniel Penny is free. pic.twitter.com/VgwZBEFpPj
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 9, 2024
Penny’s legal battle stemmed from placing Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old mentally ill homeless man, into a chokehold for about six minutes in May 2023, resulting in his death. Neely had boarded a subway train in Manhattan and…
