Penny's attorney is former Republican Manhattan District Attorney candidate Thomas Kenniff, who unsuccessfully ran against Bragg in 2021. Neely's attorneys also took aim at 'elected officials' calling on them to 'address the mental health crisis on our streets on subways.'
In the statement, Penny's lawyers say that the Long Island-native 'could not have foreseen untimely death.' It also said that Penny was merely trying to restrain Neely, who was accused of being disruptive on board an F train, until the police arrived. Multiple reports suggest that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg may convene a grand jury and pursue criminal charges as early as next week. The former Marine who put 30-year-old Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a subway in New York prior to his death released a statement in which he said that he acted in self defense and that he 'never intended to harm' the former Michael Jackson impersonator.ĭaniel Penny, 24, has not been charged with a crime in relation to Neely's death.
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