The Reverberations of the Daniel Penny Verdict

Penny was acquitted in the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely. The case has set off a debate over justice, race and the treatment of mentally ill people.

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Daniel Penny Will Join Trump and Vance at Army-Navy Football Game

Vice President-elect JD Vance said he invited Mr. Penny, a former Marine who had been charged in the death of a man he placed in a chokehold in a New York City subway car.

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Daniel Penny Is Acquitted in Death of Jordan Neely on Subway

Mr. Penny choked Mr. Neely in a minutes-long struggle on the floor of an F train. The case reflected the pathologies of post-pandemic New York.

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Jordan Neely’s Father Sues Daniel Penny, Accusing Him of Assault

Andre Zachery claims that Mr. Penny, who put Mr. Neely in a chokehold on a subway train last year, caused his son’s death through “negligence, carelessness and recklessness.”

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Jurors Set to Weigh Daniel Penny’s Fate in Choking Case That Divided New York

Prosecutors in Daniel Penny’s manslaughter trial are to finish closing arguments Tuesday. The trial has touched on fears about crime and the city’s failure to help its most troubled residents.

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Closing Arguments to Begin in Subway Chokehold Trial

Daniel Penny was charged with manslaughter in the choking death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who was shouting in a subway car, last year.

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Relatives of Subway Choking Victim Jordan Neely Must Relive His Death Daily

In life, Jordan Neely’s family lost him to mental illness. After his death, his father and uncle have steeled themselves to attend the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny each day.

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