Daniel Penny has been found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide for the death of Jordan Neely by the jury on Monday. Penny, a 26-year-old former Marine, put Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, in a minuteslong chokehold after Neely boarded a subway car acting erratically in May 2023, according to officials. Neely entered a subway car on an uptown F train at the Second Avenue stop, and was described by witnesses as yelling and moving erratically when Penny put Neely in a chokehold, officials said. The case captured national attention, putting a spotlight on homelessness, severe mental illness, safety, and race.
