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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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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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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine