Several notable figures praised the Manhattan jury on Monday for acquitting 26-year-old Marine veteran Daniel Penny this week of criminally negligent homicide.
Penny was accused of putting homeless man Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway car last year after he had threatened other passengers on the train.
“I have not said much about this case out of fear of (negatively) influencing the jury,” said Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. “But thank God justice was done in this case. It was a scandal Penny was ever prosecuted in the first place.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis posted on X: “The acquittal of Daniel Penny is clearly the just and correct verdict.”
“I must admit I was skeptical that a jury in New York City would reach a unanimous not guilty verdict, and the jury deserves credit for doing the right thing,” he continued. “Meanwhile, is there a…
