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Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against NY Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against NY Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks
Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against NY Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks 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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Westchester Dentist Found Dead Inside Running Car Westchester Dentist Found Dead Inside Running Car
Westchester Dentist Found Dead Inside Running Car A Westchester dentist once affiliated with the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx was found dead inside a running car in the Bronx, according to the NYPD. NYPD officials said they received a report of Dr. Jeremy Wertman, 38, of Scarsdale, sitting in a running car in a parking garage at 2690 E. 188th St. in Fordham Heights about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday. Police sources say Wertman had an IV tube connected to his foot with a bag filled with propofol, according to the New York Post. Propofol is the same drug Michael Jackson used before his death. The drug can be highly addictive and its side eff…

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by Kathy Reakes