Daniel Penny, who was accused of putting homeless man Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway car last year, has been found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide.
Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran, was found not guilty of killing Neely after the jury deliberated for nearly a week in a case that has drawn national attention.
Jurors were originally tasked with determining whether Penny “recklessly” caused the death of Neely by using the chokehold – or second-degree manslaughter – or if he was guilty of criminally negligent homicide, a lesser charge that carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison. According to court documents, the lesser charge requires the jury to determine Penny failed to recognize Neely’s life was at risk as he held him in the chokehold.
On Friday, the jury indicated it was deadlocked over the manslaughter charge, The Daily…
