Daniel Penny, a Navy veteran, said he would like to thank the jury for that Found him not guilty Criminally negligent homicide in the 2023 subway strangulation death of Jordan Neely.
“I would like to hug them. I would like to thank them. Yes, absolutely. It takes a lot of courage, especially in this climate in New York City, to support me,” he said. Five” co-host judge Jeanine Pirro in a Wednesday preview of an exclusive interview airing on Fox Nation.
Penny's defense attorneys, Steven Reiser and Thomas Kenniff, expressed concerns about the course of the trial when Judge Maxwell Wiley refused to rule. Charge of second-degree manslaughter against Binney after the jury said it could not reach a unanimous decision on the higher charge.
Once the manslaughter charge was removed and the jury could focus on the second charge, Riser said they were concerned that someone Consideration of a guilty verdict On the first count you may consider a guilty verdict on the second count as well.
“At that point, we thought the best we could really hope for was a hung jury, but we didn't know. And we also felt like there was some engagement here in terms of understanding how far this could go.” This District Attorney's Office He added: “He will go to secure a conviction, which was very disappointing for the defense team. We have never seen anything like this before.”
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Penny said if he encountered the same situation on the subway where someone was making threats and acting erratically, he would take action again.
“I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't do anything in this situation and someone got hurt,” he said. “I will feel guilty for the rest of my life.”
The architecture student added: He's afraid Neely will act out Regarding his threats to kill people in the subway car.
“There are outbursts on the train all the time. Unfortunately, in New York City, there are always people coming up and saying, kind of, talking crazy, and this was unlike anything I'd ever experienced before. It was very serious. He believed what he was saying.” “Benny told Pero.
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Penny is still facing a civil suit from Neely's father, Andre Zachery, who accuses the 26-year-old of causing his son's death through “negligence, negligence and recklessness.”
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Zachry is seeking unspecified damages for assault and battery, according to a copy of the civil complaint.
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