Jordan Neely’s chokehold death on a New York City subway is expected to be presented to a grand jury by Manhattan’s DA for possible charges, two law enforcement officials familiar with the homicide investigation say.
is a U.S. Marine veteran who was acting to protect himself and other riders and never intended harm, his lawyers said Friday evening.
"When Mr. Neely began aggressively threatening Daniel Penny and the other passengers, Daniel, with the help of others, acted to protect themselves, until help arrived," lawyers for Penny said in a statement Friday evening."Daniel never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death."
He died from"compression of neck " and the manner was homicide, the city chief medical examiner’s office said. Penny was taken into custody Monday, questioned by police and released. No charges have been filed against him.02:11 Penny’s lawyers said Neely had a documented history of violent and erratic behavior, the apparent result of ongoing and untreated mental illness.
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