Lawyers for the 24-year-old man at the center of the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a Manhattan subway train said their client 'never intended to harm' the 30-year-old homeless man, and 'could not have foreseen his untimely death.'
Law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case said Neely had a lengthy criminal history, with charges including assault and disorderly conduct. Those who knew him described him as a well-known Michael Jackson impersonator.
"The man got on the subway car and began to say a somewhat aggressive speech, saying he was hungry, he was thirsty, that he didn't care about anything, he didn't care about going to jail, he didn't care that he gets a big life sentence," said Juan Alberto Vazquez, who was in the subway car and recording part of what happened afterward."That 'It doesn't even matter if I died.
He said that the chokehold lasted about 15 minutes as they waited for police to respond, and it was held even as the train stopped at the subway station and the doors opened. That's when Vazquez said most of the people who were inside the train car left, with a few exceptions, including the three who had been working to subdue Neely.
Neely was unconscious on the car floor when officers arrived, and died at the scene. Vazquez said no one thought the man would die, even after he went limp. The first 911 call came in at 2:27 p.m. about a person making threats, with another call coming two minutes later reporting a homeless man was attacking people. Two more calls came after that before help arrived, and an ambulance pulled up to the scene a half hour after the first call was made.
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