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:{*Lauding Daniel Penny, who was acquitted after he killed Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train, Gill said at a New York Young Republicans Club event in December: 'I think we need a lot more Daniel Pennys in this country, because there are far too many Jordan Neelys.' On X, Gill also praised Penny’s acquittal and remarked, 'It’s still not illegal to be white.'
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- Tim Barton thinks that the election of Donald Trump was key to the not guilty verdict in the Daniel Penny trial.
- William Wolfe proclaims that "Penny’s acquittal sends a clear message: America is tired of being held hostage by fear, division, and the manipulation of racial narratives for political gain. The age of BLM, with its tactics of intimidation and its Marxist underpinnings, is fading. It’s over."
- Joe Waresak, president of the James Dobson Family Institute, declares that with Trump's election, "the Lord turned the page for America, and a new chapter is now before us."
- Finally, Christian nationalist Jesse Leon Rogers claims that Christians have a "cultural mandate" to "subdue and rule."
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On May 1, 2023, in New York City, Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old black[3][4][5] homeless man, was killed after being put in a chokehold by Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old white United States Marine Corps veteran while riding the New York City Subway. Neely boarded the car Penny was riding and reportedly began threatening passengers. After the train had left the station, Penny approached Neely from behind to apply the chokehold, and maintained it in a sitting position until Neely went limp a few minutes after the train had reached the next stop. First responders unsuccessfully attempted to revive Neely, who was declared dead after being transported to a hospital. Penny submitted to voluntary questioning at a police precinct office, and was released without charge later the same day.
Two days later, the medical examiner's office ruled that Neely's death was homicide by compression of the neck. A week after that, Penny was charged with second-degree manslaughter and released on bond. He was formally indicted by a grand jury, with a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide added on June 28. Penny pleaded not guilty to both charges, under which he faced up to 15 years in prison. His trial began in October 2024 and concluded that December. The manslaughter charge was dismissed on the request of the prosecution after the jury deadlocked. He was then acquitted on the remaining charge of criminally negligent homicide. A wrongful death suit by Neely's father remained pending as of December 2024.
Neely's death and Penny's acquittal sparked controversy and division along partisan and racial lines, renewing debates about New York City's treatment of people with similar histories of homelessness and mental illness. Critics of Penny characterized him as a vigilante motivated by racism, whom authorities should have immediately arrested and charged with murder, but hadn't because of double-standards. Supporters of Penny highlighted his military service, calling him a Good Samaritan and hero seeking to protect other passengers from a dangerous individual. Donations to his legal defense totaled nearly $3 million. Neely's criminal record, which included several convictions for assault, was another source of controversy.
Incident
The incident took place on the New York City Subway in Manhattan.[6] Some time after 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on May 1, 2023, Neely boarded a northbound F train at the Second Avenue station just before it departed for the Broadway–Lafayette Street station.[7][8][9] Penny was in the same train car, planning to go to a gym.[10] Independent journalist Juan Alberto Vázquez, whose video of the chokehold was widely distributed by media, told The New York Times that Neely began screaming, "I don't have food, I don't have a drink, I'm fed up. I don't mind going to jail and getting life in prison. I'm ready to die," which other witnesses largely corroborated.[7][11][4] Vázquez also said that Neely was frightening but had not assaulted anyone.[7] Other witnesses reported Neely throwing garbage at passengers, and a mother stated that she hid with her child behind a stroller after Neely charged at other passengers.[12][13] About one minute after Neely boarded it, the train reached Broadway–Lafayette Street station.[8][14] Most riders exited the car while a few others held open the train doors, preventing the train from leaving the station, and waited for police to arrive.[15][16]
Statements about the duration of the chokehold vary significantly. Vázquez initially told NBC New York, and posted on Facebook, that the chokehold lasted for 15 minutes, but later told CNN that "the two men were on the floor for about seven minutes" and that he "started recording about three or four minutes after the chokehold began".[17][18] The video showed Penny continuously applying the hold for at least 3 minutes before releasing Neely.[19][20] Even so, the 15-minute figure continued to be widely circulated,[21][22][23][24] which Penny disputed at the time, saying it had only lasted 5.[25] In Penny's criminal trial, prosecutors said that the chokehold began less than 30 seconds before the train arrived at the Broadway-Lafayette Street station, and lasted for 6 minutes.[26]
Neely struggled against the chokehold by kicking and trying to free his arms, which were being pinned by two other men.[27] A witness said that it did not look like Penny had control of the situation due to the struggle.[11]
Vázquez said that Penny asked other riders to call the police while he had the chokehold.[16] Penny had learned the technique for restraint in basic training.[28][29] Another witness said that at some point during the chokehold, Penny relaxed his grip on Neely, and Neely coughed up a wad of blood and mucus.[30] The same witness noted that nobody on the train car was telling Penny to stop his chokehold, and that some passengers expressed hostile statements toward Neely and support for Penny's actions.[30]
At 2:29 p.m., a passenger on the train warned that Neely had defecated on himself, a sign that he may be dying, saying, "You don't want to catch a murder charge. You got a hell of a chokehold, man."[15][31] One of the other men restraining Neely responded, saying that the excrement on Neely's pants was old. He also responded to the warning by saying that Penny had stopped "squeezing" Neely's neck.[31][32]
About 50 seconds after Neely became motionless, Penny and one man who was still restraining Neely's arms released their hold on him.[27][33] Shortly thereafter, a man named Johnny Grima can be seen in the video saying, "Don't put him on his back though, man. He might choke on his own spit."[34] Penny placed Neely on his side, into a recovery position.[31] Grima said that he put water on Neely's forehead, but was told to stop by Penny.[35] Other passengers also checked on him, including an onlooker who warned Penny about killing Neely, who said, "He's all right. He ain't gonna die."[36][15]
The New York Police Department reportedly received a call at 2:27 p.m. about a fight on the train, and arrived before 2:30 p.m., administering first aid to an unconscious Neely.[15][18][17] Another source says the first call was around 2:25 p.m. according to police.[37] The NYPD issued a press release on May 4 which said they had responded at 2:27 p.m. to calls made before that time.[38] The New York City Fire Department received a call for help at 2:39 p.m., arriving at 2:46 p.m. At least five 9-1-1 calls were made, with some initial reports describing a homeless man that some found to be threatening in his mannerisms and volume.[39] An officer arriving at the scene asked how Neely ended up on the floor, and Penny said that he had "put him out".[40] Responding officers testified that Neely had a faint pulse on their arrival, and was initially given Narcan and eventually CPR.[41][42]
Neely was pronounced dead after being transported to Lenox Hill Hospital.[43]
People involved
Jordan Neely
| Jordan Neely | Jordan Neely |
|---|---|
Neely posing at the 59th Street–Columbus Circle station in 2011 |
Neely posing at the 59th Street–Columbus Circle station in 2011 |
| Born | Jordan Maurice Caine Neely[44] December 18, 1992 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 2023 (aged 30) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Homicide by chokehold (disputed)[a] |
| Resting place | Kensico Cemetery[45] |
| Education | Bayonne High School[44] |
| Known for | Michael Jackson impersonator |
Jordan Maurice Caine Neely[44] was a 30-year-old man who grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey.[46] Neely had an extensive criminal record, including 42 arrests for offenses such as petty larceny, theft, jumping subway turnstiles, and assaults. Between 2019 and 2021, he was involved in three unprovoked assaults on women in the subway.[47]
Neely was frequently homeless and had a history of mental health issues, including schizophrenia, depression, and PTSD. In 2007, when he was 14 years old, his mother was murdered by a man with whom she had been in an abusive relationship. Her body was found in a suitcase on the side of the Henry Hudson Parkway. Neely was called to testify at the trial.[48][49] According to his aunt, Neely developed major depression, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder after the murder of his mother.[50] He was placed in foster care as a youth.[46]
As an adult, Neely was known for his performances as a Michael Jackson impersonator,[51][52] performing in Times Square and subway stations.[46][50][53] He was said to be a talented dancer.[54] He was frequently homeless and had been involuntarily hospitalized for mental issues in the past. According to The Guardian, once Neely became homeless he slipped "into a cycle of mental health crises, arrests and hospitalization that would continue until his death".[55] He had been a client of the Bowery Residents' Committee, which attempted to find him permanent shelter.[51][46] From 2019 until the time of his death, he was included on what was informally known as the "Top 50 List", a city-maintained roster of homeless people considered to be most in need of assistance and treatment, to which they are often resistant.[51]
Neely's funeral was held on May 19 at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem. At least 200 people were present, while a small group of peaceful protesters gathered outside. In addition to Neely's family and friends, several Democratic politicians, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York City public advocate Jumaane Williams, and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, also attended.
Civil rights activist and Baptist minister Al Sharpton delivered Neely's eulogy, in which he criticized what he saw as systematic abuse and criminalization of people with mental illness, and double standards of the police and criminal justice system on the basis of race. He objected to the characterization by some of Penny as a "good Samaritan", saying, "A good Samaritan helps those in trouble, they don't choke him out."[56][57]
Neely was buried at Kensico Cemetery in Westchester County in a private service.[45]
Daniel Penny
Daniel Penny is a former United States Marine Corps infantry squad leader who attained the rank of sergeant in his four years of service. He was raised in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He was 24 years old the time of the incident, and was studying architecture and engineering at New York City College of Technology. His military combat training included how to render a person unconscious in a non-lethal manner with the chokehold he used on Neely.[58][59][5][60]
Penny joined U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect JD Vance at the 2024 Army–Navy American football game as a "guest of honor" shortly after his acquittal.[61] A few months later, Penny was hired by a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, as a "deal partner" in the division of the firm specializing in "aerospace, defense, public safety, education, housing, supply chain, industrials, and manufacturing."[60] According to The New York Times, firm outsiders and limited partners expressed private concerns about Penny's hiring, citing his lack of investment experience and the political controversy surrounding his trial. An internal memo obtained by the newspaper defended his hiring, saying that Penny's military experience would help build relationships with "active-duty military, veterans, chiefs of police, sheriffs" deals with in its public safety and defense businesses.[62][63]
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- Daniel Penny is a former Marine who gained national attention for his involvement in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on a New York City subway in May 2023. Penny placed Neely in a chokehold after Neely reportedly acted erratically, and he was later acquitted of criminal charges related to the incident, which sparked widespread debate about public safety, mental health, and race.
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