Officers did not perform mouth-to-mouth on Jordan Neely, who still had a pulse, following the incident last year on the New York City subway car concerning former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny.
Penny restrained Neely, a troubled man with a lengthy criminal record and a history of mental health issues, after Neely allegedly threatened passengers. The 25-year-old has since been controversially charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in Neely’s death and is facing up to 19 years behind bars if convicted on both counts.
It was revealed in court that Neely was still alive when officers arrived on the scene and that he was administered Narcan, a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses. Moreover, jurors learned that, as a safety precaution, officers did not give Neely mouth-to-mouth because Neely looked dirty and disease-ridden.
“He was an apparent drug user…
