Daniel Penny Manslaughter Charge Dismissed; Legal Debate over Lesser Charge; Jury to Return Monday

Joel B. Pollak Daniel Penny, the 25-year-old former Marine who intervened on a New York City subway to restrain Jordan Neely after the latter began threatening passengers last year, will no longer face a manslaughter charge in Neely’s death. Penny placed Neely in a chokehold for several minutes, then let go; he later died, though […]