A witness admitted that he lied to the prosecution in the case of Daniel Penny, who is on trial for putting Jordan Neely in a chokehold in a New York City subway that allegedly led to his death.
Eric Gonzales, 39, was not charged in exchange for testifying in the trial, Fox News reported. But Gonzales admitted he lied to District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office when he was first interviewed.
In his initial interview, Gonzales told police and prosecutors that he had been on the subway train with Neely and Penny and that Neely had attempted to hit him. He said this is why Penny put Neely in the chokehold, the Gothamist reported. Gonzales also said at the time that he had helped Penny hold Neely down, and when the two men let go, Gonzales asked Neely if he was okay, and Neely told him, “Yeah.”
But on Tuesday, Gonzales admitted that he had made that story up. Assistant District Attorney…
