A video that has caused controversy shows how an ex-marine who was traveling in the subway immobilizes a woman with a key person with mental problems in a Manhattan station.
According to police sources, the problem began around 2:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday when a man, identified as Jordan Neely30 years old and who in the past was known for his imitations of Michael Jackson, he began to act erratically, throwing trash and yelling at passengers on the F train at the Lafayette Street and East Houston station.
One of the passengers, 24 years old and who has only been said to be an ex-marine, decided to intervene and subdue him with a key.
A video recorded at the time shows how, while the ex-marine holds Neely down for several minutes, another passenger holds him, preventing him from moving.
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In an article for El Diario NY, Juan Alberto Vázquez, a journalist who was traveling on the subway at the time, said that Neely began to yell: “I don’t have food, I don’t have to drink, I’m already tired… I don’t mind going to jail and being locked up… I’m ready to die”, and then threw the jacket he was wearing on the ground.
He did not assault or threaten anyone, but the ex-marine decided to intervene and apply the key. He kept Neely tight for just over 10 minutes. The train was arriving at the Broadway-Lafayerre/Bleeker Street station, where 911 was called.
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However, by the time the emergency services arrived it was too late. Neely was no longer breathing and the veteran was arrested and later released.
The video went viral on social networks and shows how Neely initially waves her arms and legs, trying to get free, but failing. Until she stopped doing it. “She ran out of strength,” Vázquez said in his article.
Network users identified Neely as the man who for years dedicated himself to imitating Michael Jackson on the subway. The Manhattan borough president tweeted Wednesday that he had seen him perform many times on the A train, and that he made people smile.
Some users even uploaded videos of him doing his impersonations to Twitter.
However, in recent years he was diagnosed with a mental health problem and he had been arrested more than 40 times for crimes ranging from public lewdness to assault on an older adult.
This Wednesday, a medical examiner determined that Neely died of strangulation (neck compression) and his death was ruled a homicide. However, that does not mean that his case will be prosecuted as a homicide, that depends on the Manhattan prosecutor’s office, which is investigating.
The ex-marine, contacted by the newspaper The New York PostHe declined to comment. “I’m not interested in answering any questions, thank you,” she said.
This Wednesday afternoon a rally was held in favor of Neely on the same subway platform where the African-American died. Dozens of people gathered with banners in Neely’s honor.
“Justice for Jordan Neely,” the crowd chanted. “A life was senselessly taken. Someone homeless, with mental health issues. Right now a lot of people are angry that our government doesn’t prioritize housing,” said one protester.
Governor Kathy Hochul called the incident “deeply concerning” and noted that the state of NY invested billions of dollars in mental health services.
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander expressed his outrage on Twitter, saying that there must be consequences for the man who put Neely in the chokehold and should not be “justified and cheered.”
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2023-05-04 00:23:07
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