Ex-Marine Daniel Penny has been indicted for the death of Jordan Neely; Penny acted in self-defense last month when he put Neely in a chokehold after Neely threatened passengers.
From The New York Post:
A grand jury sitting in Manhattan reached its decision Wednesday, weeks after Neely’s death sparked a national firestorm over Penny’s actions and scrutiny over a mental health system that failed the tragic victim.
Penny, 24, was initially arrested on second-degree manslaughter charges. However, it’s unclear what charges he was indicted on.
Penny, who is free on $100,000 bail, first surrendered himself to cops on May 12 — or nearly two weeks after he laced his arms around the disturbed homeless man’s neck during a chaotic confrontation on an F train in Manhattan.
Penny’s lawyers have said their client acted in self-defense — Neely was allegedly yelling, screaming, and threatening other passengers, according to eyewitnesses.
Penny released a video statement earlier this week insisting he never meant to kill Neely.
“There’s a common misconception that Marines don’t get scared. We’re actually taught one of our core values is courage, and courage is not the absence of fear but how you handle fear,” he said.
“I was scared for myself but I looked around there was women and children, he was yelling in their faces saying these threats. I just couldn’t sit still.”
This story is developing…
More over at The New York Post:
BREAKING: Daniel Penny indicted in chokehold death of Jordan Neely https://t.co/v0aFWmUj4j pic.twitter.com/ioc7pz6bP4
— New York Post (@nypost) June 14, 2023
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