By The FirstA Manhattan jury found Daniel Penny, a former Marine from Long Island, ‘Not Guilty’ in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely.
From NBC News:
Daniel Penny was acquitted Monday of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-oldhomeless man with a history of mental illness whose final moments on a New York City subway train were captured on bystander video that set off weeks of protests and drew national attention.
The decision, on the fifth day of deliberations, came after the jury deadlocked Friday on the more serious charge of manslaughter, leading the judge to dismiss it. Penny faced up to four years in prison.
As the jury foreperson read the “not guilty” verdict, some observers in the courtroom applauded. Others began to audibly sob and yell, and were escorted out.
“This is America. That is the sound of Black pain,” one person said outside of the courtroom in Lower Manhattan to the reaction.
Chants of “no justice, no peace,” could be heard echoing from outside.