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Prosecutor says Marine vet's subway chokehold ‘went too far.' Defense says his ‘courage' helped others
Prosecutors and defense lawyers agree on one thing about Marine veteran Daniel Penny’s encounter last year with a distressed, angry and threatening man on a New York subway: Penny didn’t mean to kill him. But a prosecutor told jurors Friday that Penny “went way too far” in trying to neutralize someone he saw as a threat and not as...
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Daniel Penny trial: Potential jurors in subway chokehold death asked about train use
Jury selection continued Friday, but no jurors have yet been chosen in the case against Daniel Penny.
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Jury selection begins in Daniel Penny's deadly subway chokehold trial in NYC
Jury selection was underway Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marines veteran accused of putting Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold on a subway train last year. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.
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Daniel Penny trial: Jury selection begins in NYC subway chokehold death
Jury selection was underway Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, a retired Marine charged in the deadly subway chokehold of Jordan Neely.
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Daniel Penny to stand trial as jury selection begins in NYC subway chokehold death
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, a retired Marine charged in the deadly subway chokehold of Jordan Neely. Penny has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Neely, a former Michael Jackson impersonator who was shouting and begging for money on a Manhattan train last May. To get a…
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Daniel Penny denied request to block jury from hearing what he told police after chokehold death
Daniel Penny, the retired Marine charged in a deadly chokehold on the subway, suffered a legal setback Friday, as the jury will be able to hear some of the things he told police in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
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Daniel Penny back in court for pre-trial hearing in subway chokehold death case
Daniel Penny was back in court on Thursday for a hearing involving evidence that could be presented at his manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide trial in just days from now.
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Daniel Penny appears in court for pretrial hearing
A retired Marine charged in a deadly chokehold on the subway in 2023 returned to court Thursday in the a case that captivated the country. Daniel Penny faces charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charge in the death of Jordan Neely. He was in court Thursday for an all-day hearing regarding evidence that could be presented in trial. NBC New...
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Judge won't dismiss subway chokehold death case against U.S. Marine vet Daniel Penny
A judge has denied a motion by attorneys for Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran who placed Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway last year, to dismiss the case. The decision came in court on Wednesday. The judge ordered Penny back to court in late March. His trial is tentatively expected to start...
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Daniel Penny lawyers seek dismissal, citing riders' ‘fear' on NYC subway before Jordan Neely chokehold
Defense attorneys for Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran who placed Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold aboard a New York City subway, have asked a judge to dismiss the case. Penny, 24, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 1 death of Neely, a former Michael Jackson impersonator who was shouting and…
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Daniel Penny pleads not guilty in subway chokehold
The Marine veteran charged in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely answered to a grand jury indictment today. Erica Byfield reports.
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Daniel Penny arraigned, pleads not guilty in Jordan Neely chokehold death
A man has been indicted for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold. Daniel Penny was initially charged with manslaughter in the May 1 death of Jordan Neely. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office confirmed Thursday that a grand jury voted to indict Penny, adding the specific charges against Penny will be unveiled at his June...
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Daniel Penny to be arraigned Wednesday for grand jury indictment
The man accused in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely is once again set to face a judge. News 4’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in subway killing of Jordan Neely
A grand jury in Manhattan indicted 24-year-old subway rider Daniel Penny, filmed with his arm around Jordan Neely, whose death was ruled a homicide. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Daniel Penny indicted by Manhattan grand jury in subway killing of Jordan Neely
The man charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely is sharing what he says happened during the subway incident in May, saying that he “couldn’t sit still” as the homeless man was yelling in other people’s faces.
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‘I couldn't sit still': Daniel Penny defends actions before Jordan Neely's death
The man charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely is sharing what he says happened during the subway incident in May, saying that he “couldn’t sit still” as the homeless man was yelling in other people’s faces.
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Daniel Penny Defends Actions That Led to Jordan Neely's Subway Chokehold Death
In videos produced and released by his lawyers, Daniel Penny defended what he did, saying he was scared for himself and others on the train. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Three Arrested During Rally in Support of Daniel Penny
A rally in support of the marine veteran accused in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely ended in arrests. Andrew Siff reports.
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NYC Rally In Support of Subway Chokehold Suspect Daniel Penny Leads to 3 Arrests
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held the rally in lower Manhattan — across the street from the courthouse but also only blocks from where Jordan Neely died — and tensions came to a boiling point, leading to multiple arrests.
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Daniel Penny Breaks Silence, Says Jordan Neely Killing ‘Had Nothing to Do With Race'
Daniel Penny, the man charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, broke his silence in an extended interview where he rejected any claims the killing of the 30-year-old homeless Black man was motivated by race. Speaking exclusively to The New York Post, Penny did not go into detail about what exactly happened on the train to prompt him to…