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, homelessness, public safety, and ...

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 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 9, 2024 · Marine veteran Daniel Penny was acquitted by a Manhattan jury Monday in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely — a lightning-rod case that cast a light on the mayhem plaguing Big Apple subways.

Dec 9, 2024 · 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.

3 days ago · Daniel Penny landed a cushy job at a powerhouse Silicon Valley venture capital firm less than two months after he was acquitted in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely.

Dec 9, 2024 · A Manhattan jury found Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide Monday in the death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway last year.

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...

Nov 16, 2023 · Former US Marine Daniel Penny put Jordan Neely in a lethal six-minute chokehold that continued for nearly a minute after the homeless subway performer had “ceased all purposeful movement,”...