Last Update: A judge granted the prosecution’s motion to dismiss the more serious charge of second-degree manslaughter against Daniel Penny on Friday in his trial over the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway last year, clearing the way for the jury to consider the remaining lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide.
The remaining charge of criminally negligent homicide could also mean a felony charge and imprisonment for up to four years.
Update: No verdict has been reached; prosecution might include the charge of criminally negligent homicide.
The defense asked for a mistrial.
Update: The judge told the jury to continue deliberating. How anyone could consider finding him guilty of manslaughter is a. disgrace, but it’s New York.
The jurors in the Manhattan Penny trial told the judge they could not reach an agreement on the manslaughter charge against Good Samaritan Daniel Penny.
The jury in the trial of Daniel Penny told a judge Friday morning that it could not come to a unanimous decision on the top charge of manslaughter.
Penny is charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 chokehold death [it wasn’t a chokehold] of Jordan Neely. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of the top charge. He has pleaded not guilty.
They have to agree on the manslaughter charge before they can consider the criminally negligent homicide charge, which is also bogus.
Judge Maxwell Wiley told the jury he would confer with defense attorneys and prosecutors before issuing further guidance.
The judge will likely tell them to go back and try again.
Penny, a former Marine and architecture student, had been coming from class and was on his way to the gym on the afternoon of May 1, 2023, when he encountered a threatening, dangerous Neely on a New York City subway.
Penny had no intention of harming Jordan Neely, who was high on drugs. He wanted to save terrorized riders on a train.
The Neely parents, who reportedly never cared adequately for Jordan Neely, are suing Penny.
Meet the off-the-wall prosecutor:
Daniel Penny’s prosecutor Dafna Yoran insanely states that she previously went easy on a clear m*rderer because she felt the perpetrator had a tough life.
Yet she persecutes veteran Penny.
Unbelievable. She should be disbarred and indicted immediately.pic.twitter.com/dzu4PfyWvG
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) December 4, 2024
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The “prosecutor”(?) needs to be disbarred for not following the law in this case and another one it admitted to using some sort of “justice” based on its feelings. With Bragg and ADAs like this one in this case, NYC is in deep sh*t. Advice to folks: stay away from blue cities/states.
According to the precepts of socialism, Mr. Penny must be punished for usurping the role of minions of the state. He intervened in a situation where the police could/should have had this violent and mentally unstable person either medicated or in a secure environment. If more citizens were to emulate Mr. Penny, there would be fewer attacks by the violent drug addicted and mentally ill “homeless”. This would mean that fewer police would be required, and socialism would be denied their primary tool against citizens, that being the arbitrary and capricious infliction of “law”.
NY is a state filled with evil people. Trump should pardon this man immediately so he can leave that state filled will debauchery.
Trump cannot pardon Dan Penny because he’s not charged with a federal crime. Only the NY governor can pardon him. Perhaps PRESIDENT TRUMP can ‘pressure’ our IdiotLib governor.
This is only one reason I despise our system. For a single act a person will receive multiple charges. It is how many a plea bargain is coerced against the innocent.
It’s wrong. And especially wrong for Daniel Penny. It’s infuriating.
Hopefully the es will ll becomes ‘not-guilty’ votes. The proscecutor whould be charged with malpractice and face diswbarrment.