The man charged with manslaughter in the death of New York City subway rider Jordan Neely is disputing an eyewitness account that he held Neely in a chokehold for about 15 minutes.
, disputed an eyewitness account that he held Jordan Neely in a chokehold, and he defended himself in video statements recorded and released by his attorneys.
, and Penny was seen on the ground holding Neely, 30, in a chokehold on a northbound F Train in New York City.Neely was unconscious when officers arrived at the Broadway and East Houston Street subway station, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital, New York police said. The city's medical examiner said he died from “compression of neck ” and declared the manner as a homicide.
"Some people say that I was holding onto Mr. Neely for 15 minutes. This is not true," Penny said."Between stops, it was only a couple of minutes, so the whole interaction, less than five minutes."that Neely entered the train and began to give a"somewhat aggressive speech." Penny accused Neely of uttering violent threats. He said he was fearful of Neely and"couldn't sit still" as he saw women and children being threatened.
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