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'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal In Death Of NJ's Jordan Neely (POLL) 'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal In Death Of NJ's Jordan Neely (POLL)
'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal In Death Of NJ's Jordan Neely (Poll) Local leaders had plenty to say after a jury acquitted a Long Island man in the death of a homeless street artist aboard a Manhattan subway car. Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely by a Manhattan jury on Monday, Dec. 9, following 20 hours of deliberations, as reported by Daily Voice. The 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, had been accused of killing 30-year-old New Jersey native Jordan Neely aboard a Manhattan subway car on May 1, 2023. Multiple witnesses told NYPD detectives that Neely, a well-known Michae…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Daniel Penny Acquitted In Chokehold Death Of NJ Native Jordan Neely Aboard Subway Car Daniel Penny Acquitted In Chokehold Death Of NJ Native Jordan Neely Aboard Subway Car
Daniel Penny Acquitted In Chokehold Death Of NJ Native Jordan Neely Aboard Subway Car A New York ex-Marine was acquitted in the chokehold death of a New Jersey street artist aboard a Manhattan subway. Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely by a Manhattan jury on Monday, Dec. 9, following 20 hours of deliberations, CBS News reports. It came days after Judge Maxwell Wiley dismissed a manslaughter charge against Penny after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the top count. The 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, had been accused of killing 30-year-old New Jersey native Jordan Neely aboard a …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Ex-Marine In NJ Street Artist's Death Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Ex-Marine In NJ Street Artist's Death
Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Ex-Marine In NJ Street Artist's Death A New York judge dismissed the top criminal count against an ex-Marine accused of choking a New Jersey street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway after the jury deadlocked. Manhattan Judge Maxwell Wiley granted a defense motion to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny late Friday afternoon, Dec. 6, after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the top count, NBC News reports. The dismissal came hours after jurors told Wiley they were deadlocked on whether Penny was guilty of second-degree manslaughter and the judge ordered them to continue deliberations.…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Ex-Marine Charged In Chokehold Killing Of NJ's Jordan Neely Ex-Marine Charged In Chokehold Killing Of NJ's Jordan Neely
Ex-Marine Charged In Chokehold Killing Of NJ's Jordan Neely A Marine Corps veteran who was seen in a viral video choking New Jersey's Jordan Neely to death on a Manhattan subway will be criminally charged. Daniel Penny, a Long Island resident, will be arrested Friday, May 12, on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed to Daily Voice. Jordan Neely (l)GoFundMe “We cannot provide any additional information until he has been arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, which we expect to take place tomorrow,” the agency said in a statement. Neely, a well-known Michael Jackson…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Bayonne Performer Killed In Subway Chokehold Was Reeling From Mom's Murder, Family Says Bayonne Performer Killed In Subway Chokehold Was Reeling From Mom's Murder, Family Says
Bayonne Performer Killed In Subway Chokehold Was Reeling From Mom's Murder, Family Says Support is surging for the family of Jordan Neely, the 30-year-old Bayonne native who died after being placed in a chokehold while riding the New York City subway on Monday, May 1. According to a relative who launched a GoFundMe campaign, Neely was reeling from the 2007 murder of his own mom, Christie. "It’s been rough for him and all of us," Carolyn Neely writes. "We just want justice for him, please give what you can with your heart. He has so many fans, he will always be loved and remembered." New Yorkers may recognize Neely from his work as a Michael Jackson impersonator on subway pla…

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