Daniel Penny (born 1998 or 1999) is a former United States Marine who gained national attention following an incident on May 1, 2023, in which he restrained and killed Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, on a New York City subway. Neely's death, which occurred after Penny applied a chokehold, led to a polarizing public debate on issues of mental health, …

On May 1, 2023, in New York City, Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless American man, was killed after being put in a chokehold by Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old United States Marine Corps veteran while riding the New York City subway. Neely, who was reportedly agitated and threatening passengers, was subdued by Penny, leading to his death.

Dec 10, 2024 · Daniel Penny walks at a Manhattan Criminal Court on the day of the verdict in the trial of the former U.S. Marine sergeant who faced charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide...

Dec 9, 2024 · Daniel Penny was acquitted Monday of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with a history of mental illness whose final moments on a New...

Nov 4, 2024 · Never-before-seen cellphone video showed the moment Daniel Penny put Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold on a subway train in May 2023. It came out during day 2 of the manslaughter trial...

Dec 11, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — After being acquitted of homicide, the military veteran who choked a volatile, mentally ill man on a New York subway told an interviewer he put himself in a “very vulnerable position” but felt compelled to act.

Dec 10, 2024 · NEW YORK -- Daniel Penny has been acquitted in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely last spring on the New York City subway. A jury of five men and seven women weighed...

Dec 9, 2024 · A 26-year-old man has been acquitted of homicide for putting an unarmed homeless man in a fatal chokehold, a case that sparked weeks of protests and reignited debates...

Dec 9, 2024 · NEW YORK – A jury on Monday found former Marine Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who Penny placed in a chokehold onboard a...

Dec 9, 2024 · The jury in Daniel Penny's case has come to a unanimous verdict Monday on his criminally negligent homicide charge stemming from the May 2023 killing of homeless man Jordan Neely on the New...