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| Daniel Penny, 24, expected to enter plea to grand jury manslaughter indictment after incident on New York subway | Daniel Penny, 24, expected to enter plea to grand jury manslaughter indictment after incident on New York subway |
| The man accused of fatally strangling Jordan Neely with a chokehold in a New York City subway car last month is due in court on Wednesday to enter a plea to a grand jury indictment charging him in the killing. | The man accused of fatally strangling Jordan Neely with a chokehold in a New York City subway car last month is due in court on Wednesday to enter a plea to a grand jury indictment charging him in the killing. |
| Daniel Penny, 24, was captured in videos recorded by bystanders choking Neely from behind for several minutes on 1 May while they rode on a train on the F line, in Manhattan. | Daniel Penny, 24, was captured in videos recorded by bystanders choking Neely from behind for several minutes on 1 May while they rode on a train on the F line, in Manhattan. |
| The killing drew national attention and sparked protests in May by those angered by the police’s delay of more than a week in arresting Penny, who is white, on suspicion of killing Neely, a Black man who was unhoused and begging passengers for something to eat and drink. | The killing drew national attention and sparked protests in May by those angered by the police’s delay of more than a week in arresting Penny, who is white, on suspicion of killing Neely, a Black man who was unhoused and begging passengers for something to eat and drink. |
| Before the grand jury proceedings, Penny first appeared in the Manhattan criminal court on 12 May on a charge of second-degree manslaughter, a felony crime that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. He was released on bond after surrendering his passport. | Before the grand jury proceedings, Penny first appeared in the Manhattan criminal court on 12 May on a charge of second-degree manslaughter, a felony crime that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. He was released on bond after surrendering his passport. |
| Charges in the grand jury indictment are due to be unsealed at Penny’s arraignment hearing on Wednesday and he is expected to plead not guilty. | Charges in the grand jury indictment are due to be unsealed at Penny’s arraignment hearing on Wednesday and he is expected to plead not guilty. |
| In the minutes before he was killed, Neely, a 30-year-old former Michael Jackson impersonator who struggled with mental illness, had been shouting about how hungry he was and that he was willing to return to jail or die, according to passengers on the subway car. | In the minutes before he was killed, Neely, a 30-year-old former Michael Jackson impersonator who struggled with mental illness, had been shouting about how hungry he was and that he was willing to return to jail or die, according to passengers on the subway car. |
| Penny has said he acted to defend himself and other passengers, and did not intend to kill Neely, and he has been hailed as a hero by prominent Republican politicians. Protesters have decried Penny as a vigilante and described Neely’s death as a lynching. | Penny has said he acted to defend himself and other passengers, and did not intend to kill Neely, and he has been hailed as a hero by prominent Republican politicians. Protesters have decried Penny as a vigilante and described Neely’s death as a lynching. |
| Penny, a military veteran, was questioned by police that day but was not arrested or brought to court until 11 days after the killing. | Penny, a military veteran, was questioned by police that day but was not arrested or brought to court until 11 days after the killing. |
| Witnesses have said Neely did not physically threaten or attack anyone before Penny grabbed him. His killing renewed debate about gaps in the city’s systems for homeless and mentally ill New Yorkers. | Witnesses have said Neely did not physically threaten or attack anyone before Penny grabbed him. His killing renewed debate about gaps in the city’s systems for homeless and mentally ill New Yorkers. |
| Reuters contributed reporting. |