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Michael Sisak | Associated Press

Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of New York City subway rider Jordan Neely

Daniel Penny is charged with manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, a subway rider who was shouting at passengers in New York on May 1. (Associated Press)

NEW YORK — A man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold has been indicted by a grand jury, an expected procedural step that will allow the criminal case to continue.

Daniel Penny was charged by Manhattan prosecutors last month in the May 1 death of Jordan Neely, a former Michael Jackson impersonator who struggled in recent years with homelessness and mental illness.

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