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Victoria Bekiempis

Legal defense fund raises over $1m for accused in Jordan Neely subway death

Daniel Penny, 24, is escorted in handcuffs by the NYPD after turning himself in to the authorities.
Daniel Penny, 24, is escorted in handcuffs by the NYPD after turning himself in to the authorities. Photograph: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/Shutterstock

An online fundraiser for Daniel Penny, who placed fellow subway rider Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold in a case that has come to symbolize fears over crime, racism and vigilantism, has raised more than $1m for his legal defense.

The fundraiser for Daniel Penny, a white former marine, who was charged on Friday with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Neely, who is Black, is on GiveSendGo. The Christian fundraising website has also hosted drives for rightwing vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse and far-right groups, including January 6 insurrectionists.

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