![]() ![]() Penny would take action in a similar situation again, “if there was a threat and danger in the present,” he told the Post. A medical examiner ruled Neely’s death a homicide. ![]() ![]() Penny forced 30-year-old Neely to the train floor and restrained him in a chokehold until he stopped breathing. He held down Neely in a fatal chokehold on the subway train May 1 after Neely began shouting at passengers that he was hungry, thirsty, had little to live for and didn’t care if he died. He has not been indicted and has not yet been required to enter a plea. Penny has been out of jail on $100,000 bond. Penny’s comments also come a day after Neely’s funeral was held in Harlem. ![]() The interview is the first time Penny has spoken publicly since being charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Jordan Neely, a New York City street artist known for his Michael Jackson impersonations. 'Jordan Neely did not deserve to die,' New York mayor says as he calls for revamped mental health services - and sidesteps talk of homicide investigation Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Jordan Neely is pictured before going to see the Michael Jackson movie, outside the Regal Cinemas in Times Square, New York, in 2009. ![]()
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