A Manhattan jury has reached its verdict in the Daniel Penny's trial in the death of Jordan Neely, who died after a May 2023 subway chokehold.
NEW YORK – Daniel Penny has been found not guilty. It comes after jurors told the court Friday morning they couldn't reach an agreement on the top charge, second-degree manslaughter, and prosecutors moved to dismiss it, prompting the judge to controversially allow them to only deliberate the second charge.
Witnesses testified that Neely's threats scared them more than a typical subway outburst would. They were thankful for Penny's intervention. Neely had a lengthy criminal record, an active arrest warrant, a history of psychosis and was high on K2, a synthetic form of marijuana that pathologists described as a stimulant. He also had the sickle cell trait genetic disorder. This is a breaking news story. Stick with Fox News Digital for updates.
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