The father of the victim involved in the fatal New York City subway chokehold trial has taken legal action against the defendant as a Manhattan jury deliberates the case. The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court, accuses Marine veteran Daniel Penny of negligence, assault, and battery in connection with the death of the victim, a 30-year-old man named Jordan Neely.
The incident occurred on May 1, 2023, when Penny, then 24 years old, placed Neely in a chokehold for approximately six minutes on a crowded underground train. Neely, who was homeless, had been behaving erratically and shouting before the altercation.
