On Monday (Dec. 9), a Manhattan jury found Daniel Penny not guilty in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely. The decision came after just five days of deliberations, which included a deadlock on a manslaughter charge that Judge Maxwell Wiley subsequently dismissed.

A Manhattan jury has reached its verdict in the Daniel Penny's trial in the death of Jordan Neely, who died after a May 2023 subway chokehold.

Daniel Penny has issued his first public remarks after being acquitted of charges stemming from the May 2023 killing of homeless man Jordan Neely on the New York City subway. A New York City jury acquitted Penny,