A Manhattan jury deliberating the case of Daniel Penny, a former Marine charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway, has reached a deadlock on the manslaughter charge. The 12-person jury sent a note to the court indicating their impasse after 16 hours of deliberation since receiving the case on Tuesday afternoon.
Penny, 26, faces one count of manslaughter in the second degree and one count of criminally negligent homicide in Neely's death. The incident occurred on May 1, 2023, when Neely, a 30-year-old street artist with a history of homelessness, mental illness, and drug use, entered a subway car and began behaving erratically.
