MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO / Getty Images via AFP NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 28: Daniel Penny leaves the courtroom after an arraignment hearing at NYS Supreme Court on June 28, 2023 in New York City. Penny was arrested and initially charged with 2nd Degree Manslaughter in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely. Neely was killed on the F train after being placed in a chokehold at the Broadway-Lafayette station by Penny. Witnesses reported that Neely was yelling and acting erratically on the train but had not physically attacked anyone before being placed in the chokehold. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Daniel Penny arrives for his trial in New York on Wednesday, June 28.
UNITED STATES – Filmed, the scene painfully recalled the death of George Floyd. This Wednesday, June 28, Daniel Penny, a former American soldier, pleaded “not guilty” before the justice of New York which has been prosecuting him since May for manslaughter after the death by strangulation and asphyxiation of a homeless man known in the city. .
In accordance with American criminal procedure, this 24-year-old former Marine Corps soldier appeared before a New York court to be served with his charge, the charge of which was made public in mid-May but which was to be acted upon by a grand jury, citizens collaborating in the prosecution’s investigation.
“Daniel Penny presented himself as charged with manslaughter for allegedly strangulation to death (of homeless man) Jordan Neely for several minutes until and after he stopped moving”on May 1, New York State Attorney for the Borough of Manhattan Alvin Bragg said in a statement.
Over a million and a half dollars raised
According to reporters at the scene, Daniel Penny, a curly, athletic blond young man wearing a blue suit and burgundy tie, appeared on bail and pleaded “ not guilty “.
In the event of a trial, Daniel Penny, who served in the army four years until 2021, faces up to 15 years in prison. According to his lawyers during his indictment in mid-May, the young man did not kill in a manner “ intentional” Jordan Neely, who died of strangulation and compression » at neck level.
His defence, close to the American hard right, launched a kitty and an appeal for donations (1.6 million dollars collected in mid-May) and believes that the defendant has “ risked his life to protect New York City subway passengers from an attacker” erratic behavior according to witnesses.
A divisive affair
Jordan Neely, 30, who lived on the streets of Manhattan, had been known for ten years for his likeness and performances imitating music and dance legend Michael Jackson. A video of the drama, which sparked strong emotions as early as May 1, shows the victim on the ground for five minutes, Daniel Penny lying behind to hobble him. She struggles before not moving.
The affair strongly divides in the United States: Republicans, who accuse the Democrats of laxity in the face of crime, congratulated a “ vigilante » having acted in self-defense “. The left condemned an act of violence of a “ just self-proclaimed” against a homeless African-American suffering from psychiatric disorders, an illustration, according to her, of the deep socio-economic and racial inequalities in the United States.
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2023-06-28 19:21:18
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