Daniel Penny arrives to Manhattan criminal court in New York, Monday.Photo by Seth Wenig/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jury selection underway for NYC subway chokehold death trial

More than 80 potential jurors were brought into court for a first round of screening for a trial that's expected to continue into December

by · National Post

Jury selection began Monday in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train last year.

Daniel Penny, 25, is accused of “recklessly causing the death” of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old former street performer. Witnesses say Neely was acting erratically on the train on May 1, 2023, when Penny moved to restrain him.

Former Marine Daniel Penny to be arraigned in NYC subway chokehold death of Jordan NeelyNEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Marine veteran will be arraigned Wednesday in the fatal chokehold of a man who was behaving erratically on a New York City subway train.28 Jun 2023