Jordan Neely: Ex-Marine to be charged over New York subway death

A erstwhile US Marine is to beryllium charged with the manslaughter of a stateless antheral connected the New York City subway, the Manhattan territory lawyer has said.

Daniel Penny, 24, volition beryllium arrested and formally accused connected Friday of causing Jordan Neely's decease aft helium placed the 30-year-old successful a chokehold.

Mr Penny's lawyers accidental helium could not person known his actions to subdue Mr Neely would pb to his death.

The incidental connected Monday 1 May was captured connected mobile telephone footage.

Witnesses said Mr Neely was acting aggressively towards different Subway passengers, but helium had not physically attacked anyone earlier Mr Penny enactment him successful a chokehold.

The ex-Marine was questioned and released by constabulary successful New York connected the aforesaid day.

It is not wide whether charges volition beryllium brought against 2 different unidentified radical who were besides seen restraining Mr Neely successful the online video.

Mr Neely has had a fig of erstwhile offenses, which New York City's Mayor Eric Adams said highlights the request to amended the intelligence wellness strategy truthful that it tin amended support radical similar him.