As the fundraiser for subway vigilante Daniel Penny nears the $2 million mark, the accused man’s attorneys claim his case has “struck a chord” in the psyche of people across the c…
neared the $2 million mark Sunday, with his attorneys saying donations have kept rolling in because the subway chokehold case has “struck a chord” in the psyche of people across the country.
“This level of support demonstrates that the situation forced upon him in that subway car earlier this month, and his subsequent arrest, has struck a chord in the psyche of New Yorkers and has been echoed nationwide,” Raiser wrote. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg must now try to secure a grand jury indictment before the case can proceed, Raiser said.on his behalf, have said he didn’t intend to kill Neely when he put him the chokehold and was merely trying to defend himself and fellow straphangers from a threatening homeless man.
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