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| Judge Denies NYC Subway Hero Daniel Penny's Request to Dismiss Manslaughter Charges |
| 2024-01-19 |
| [Breitbart] A New York court has denied Daniel Penny’s request to drop involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who threatened subway passengers before being subdued by the Marine veteran. Penny, 25, was charged in the May 2023 death of Neely after putting him in a chokehold on a New York City train, claiming the mentally ill man “appeared to be on drugs,” and yelled threats like “I’m going to kill you! I’m prepared to go to jail for life and I’m willing to die.” After Penny wrestled him to the floor, Neely was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner later ruled it a homicide due to his neck injuries, the Daily Mail reported. George Soros-linked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Penny with manslaughter. Penny’s defense team requested in October that the judge dismiss the manslaughter charges, doubting the medical examiner’s conclusion and highlighting the fact that Neely had synthetic drugs in his system at the time of the incident, which could have contributed to his death. In addition to the drugs, Penny’s attorneys pointed out that witnesses also perceived Neely to be a serious threat, and that he had a long criminal history including violence. “I’m sitting on a train reading my book, and, all of a sudden, I hear someone spewing this rhetoric,” one 60-year-old eyewitness told Fox News. “He said, ‘I don’t care if I have to kill an F, I will. I’ll go to jail, I’ll take a bullet.’” The retiree said passengers were crowding around the exit signs and that they were all “scared for our lives.” Neely had 42 prior arrests and an active warrant at the time of his death, Newsweek reported. In a November 2021 incident, Neely attacked a 67-year-old woman, leaving her with a broken nose and black eye. Despite mounting public support for Penny’s actions, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley rejected the request for dismissal on Wednesday, ruling that the medical examiner’s assertion that the chokehold caused the death is enough to proceed. Penny was also previously hit with a count of negligent homicide in addition to the involuntary manslaughter charge. He pleaded not guilty to both. While many conservatives have raised money and spoken out on behalf of the young U.S. Marine veteran, Neely’s supporters have painted the issue as “racist.” Related: Daniel Penny: 2023-10-10 Mother, child hid behind stroller before deadly subway chokehold: court papers Daniel Penny: 2023-07-13 Bragg admits he's fearful of crime on NYC subways Daniel Penny: 2023-07-02 Incendiary devices were used to carry out an attack on an Atlanta police academy facility Related: Alvin Bragg: 2024-01-04 Anti-Israel protesters sporting ‘intifada’ graffiti hinder access to busy NYC airport Alvin Bragg: 2023-12-24 Andrew Cuomo 'leaning towards' mayoral run, if Adams craps out Alvin Bragg: 2023-12-20 Biden campaign co-chair Veronica Escobar 'afraid' Democrats will get blame for border crisis. Really. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 Neely had synthetic drugs in his system at the time of the incident, which could have contributed to his death. How very, 'George'. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-01-19 23:36 |
| #8 The two black men who helped subdue the guy were not charged with anything. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2024-01-19 12:32 |
| #7 #5 Don't move to Massachusetts |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-01-19 12:31 |
| #6 ...The odds are pretty good that this fella will walk away, as he should, and the DA/Judge know it. But they can't be seen to admit this, so the poor SOB is going to go through the wringer anyways. Remember - the process IS the punishment. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-01-19 12:16 |
| #5 Moral of the story: Never waste your time with heroics in New York. In fact, stay strictly away from New York. |
| Posted by: Abu Laptop (same as Abu Uluque but on a different computer.) 2024-01-19 11:52 |
| #4 People of approved victim classes have carte blanche to take your life and property. You can do hard time for defending yourself. I'd love to hear a town hall of The Founders weighing in on that. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-01-19 10:58 |
| #3 The state has failed. It needs desperately to retain its power no matter the cost to the normal productive law abiding |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-01-19 10:31 |
| #2 Got to get those precedents in the books, yo. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2024-01-19 08:48 |
| #1 A New York court has denied Daniel Penny’s request to drop involuntary manslaughter charges Of course not. If he was defending himself, maybe they'd let him off. But he showed civic virtue - defending others = usurping (the way they see it) the functions of the state. That cannot be allowed! |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-01-19 07:30 |