Lance Clarke tells Eyewitness News it is a side of Neely he never saw. He first met him about a decade ago performing at a birthday party.
That is what Neely, who was homeless, did on the subway.
Clarke often ran into him and developed a friendship with him, but says over time he noticed a change - the MJ outfit was gone and Neely was struggling. "I'd bring him to the building and give him a bag of clothes - whatever I could do to help, I'd tell him 'ring the bell, whatever you need, just let me know,'" Clarke said."He looked visibly in pain and hurting where he couldn't perform. Said 'I'm hungry, people help me,'" added Clarke.It is a case that is expected to go to the grand jury next week.
"We put the most on society's most vulnerable people. We don't invest in our citizens, this is what happens," Clarke said.
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