A 24-year-old man who grew up on Long Island and served in the Marines is under investigation after he put a homeless man in a deadly chokehold on the F train on Monday, his lawyer told Gothamist.
Penny graduated from West Islip High School in 2016,. He was a lacrosse player, according to his former coach, Scott Craig.
“All I can tell you is with my contact with Dan, he was a very, very hardworking, great, great kid who really believed in the team,” Craig said. “Nothing but positive things to say about him as a young man. Obviously it was a number of years ago.” He added: “I wish Dan the best of luck and hopefully they found that he was just trying to do something in a positive fashion when a very negative thing happened.”
Penny enlisted in the Marines in 2017, according to an official at the Marine Corps recruiting station in Queens. He was a non commissioned officer, according to Reiser, and was honorably discharged. He is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in architecture, Reiser said. It’s unclear if others on the train are under investigation, including two other men who, based on the video, appeared to be helping Penny restrain Neely.
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