FILE PHOTO: The father of Jordan Neely reacts during a press conference after Daniel Penny was found not guilty in the trial of the former U.S. Marine sergeant who faced charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for fatally strangling Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on a New York City subway car in 2023, in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine sergeant who used a chokehold to restrain Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on a New York City subway car was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide on Monday in Neely's death.
Daniel Penny, 26, has said he never intended to kill Neely, a 30-year-old man with a history of mental illness, during their encounter on an uptown train on May 1, 2023.
