NYC Grand Jury Indicts Daniel Penny Over Jordan Neely's Death

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Given how Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg decided to maintain law and order in his jurisdiction, it’s unsurprising that this incident got this far in the legal process when it shouldn’t have. Daniel Penny is the former Marine who placed Jordan Neely in a chokehold. Neely has been described as some gentle giant, a Michael Jackson impersonator Penny murdered. The fact is that Neely was mentally ill and was threatening and violent toward other passengers on a New York City subway on May 1.

Penny placed him in a chokehold, which led to his death. Penny and others’ lives were threatened, as Penny explained in an interview released by his lawyers, as the grand jury decision drew closer. Race and white nationalism have been tossed around about this case by liberal academics. There is no evidence that Penny is a racist. While saddened about Neely's death, Penny denied any ties to white supremacy and is adamant that what he did was justifiable homicide by self-defense. 

Now, Mr. Penny has been formally charged...Read more, see tweets and videos here.