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US Veteran On Trial For Fatal Subway Chokehold Incident

Daniel Penny, accused of choking a distressed Black subway rider to death, arrives for opening statements in New York, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.(AP Photo/Kena Betancur)

Opening statements have begun in the trial of a US military veteran accused of fatally choking a homeless Black man on the New York City subway last year. The case involves complex issues such as subway crime, mental illness, race relations, and vigilante justice.

The defendant, a former Marine named Daniel Penny, faces charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely. Penny maintains his innocence, claiming he acted to protect others.

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