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(NewsNation) — A erstwhile marine charged successful the 2023 chokehold, subway decease of a stateless antheral is acceptable to basal proceedings with jury selection acceptable to statesman successful Manhattan connected Monday.
Daniel Penny, present 25, is accused of “recklessly causing the death” of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old erstwhile thoroughfare performer who witnesses accidental was acting erratically connected the bid connected May 1, 2023, erstwhile Penny moved to restrain him.
Penny, who served 4 years successful the Marines earlier being discharged successful 2021, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. He has been escaped connected a $100,000 enslaved but faces up to 19 years successful situation if convicted.
The proceedings is expected to past betwixt 4 to six weeks.
Protesters took to the streets to request that authorities apprehension Penny — who is white; Neely was Black — portion others rallied successful enactment extracurricular the courthouse erstwhile helium was charged. The lawsuit besides became a origin celebre among Republican statesmanlike hopefuls.
Jordan Neely's death
Witnesses to the incidental said Neely — who had struggled with cause addiction, intelligence unwellness and homelessness — had been shouting and demanding wealth erstwhile Penny approached him.
Penny pinned Neely to the crushed with the assistance of 2 different passengers and placed him successful a chokehold for much than 3 minutes until Neely’s assemblage went limp. The aesculapian examiner’s bureau ruled the decease a homicide caused by compression of the neck.
Daniel Penny's lawsuit arguments
Penny’s lawyers person argued that the Long Island autochthonal didn’t mean to termination Neely, conscionable to clasp him down agelong capable for constabulary to arrive. Penny has claimed Neely shouted, “I’m gonna’ termination you” and that helium was “ready to die” oregon spell to jailhouse for life.
The defence said it plans to connection up different imaginable causes for Neely’s death, including precocious levels of the synthetic cannabinoid known arsenic K2 recovered successful his body.
They’ll besides reason that the video shared wide connected societal media proves Penny was not applying unit consistently capable to render Neely unconscious, overmuch little termination him.
Prosecutors, successful their tribunal filings, person argued Penny’s actions were reckless and negligent adjacent if helium didn’t mean to termination Neely. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s bureau declined to remark up of the trial.
Neely’s surviving household members accidental they’ve been anticipating this infinitesimal and mean to be the trial.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
