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Molly Crane-Newman

Daniel Penny pleads not guilty in chokehold killing of Jordan Neely on NYC subway as new details emerge about fatal encounter: ‘I had him pretty good’

NEW YORK — Daniel Penny pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges Wednesday for the subway chokehold killing of Jordan Neely, as new details emerged about the fatal encounter aboard an F train last month.

In an interview after police arrived, Penny said Neely “threw shit” and said he was ready to go to prison, court documents released Wednesday show.

“The guy came in, he threw shit, he’s like I’m ready to go to prison for life, I’m ready to die, I’m ready to die, and I was standing behind him. I think I might have just put him in a choke, put him down,” Penny told NYPD officers immediately after the incident, according to new court filings.

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