New footage of the interaction between former Marine Daniel Penny and New York City Police officers reveals what Penny said in his first interview with law enforcement after the death of Jordan Neely, who died after he was placed in a chokehold by Penny. The former Marine is currently facing manslaughter charges in connection with Neely’s death.
“I just put him out,” Penny told officers on the Broadway-Lafayette platform last May. The statement was among several pieces of evidence that his lawyers are hoping to keep out of Penny’s manslaughter trial, which begins later this month.
The New York Post reported that Penny calmly watched on as prosecutors played the body cam footage from a responding officer, as well as footage of his interrogation later that night. The former Marine insisted that he did not mean to hurt Neely and was simply attempting to protect himself and other passengers after Neely threatened multiple people on the train.
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