Jordan Neely chokehold death: NYC subway riders made several 911 calls, claiming one man had a gun
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY: A new angle has emerged in Jordan Neely's case after several 911 callers claimed one of the men involved carrying a gun or a knife. The police said, five emergency calls were made over four minutes around 2.30 pm. The fatal incident took place on the subway on Monday, May 1, in which Daniel Penny, 24, held Neely in a chokehold on the floor of the northbound F train in Lower Manhattan.
The first emergency caller reported a physical fight on the subway around 2.26 pm, and it was followed by another call a minute later alarming authorities that someone is threatening riders. The third claimed a straphanger was armed with a knife or a gun, however, it was not clear what the caller meant as neither Neely nor Penny were later found to be armed. On Friday, May 5, overviews of the calls were released by the city, but full transcripts of the calls are still not out.
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'Ex-Marine officer Daniel J Penny'
The latter was taken into custody but was let go over public pressure as the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is considering again bringing criminal charges in the chokehold death. as reported by New York Post. His identity was confirmed by the Marine Corps spokesperson as an ex-Marine Daniel J Penny. The 24-year-old left service in June 2021 after serving for four years as a sergeant in the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, and 2nd Marine Division in North Carolina's Camp Lejeune.
'He was schizophrenic, PTSD'
Neely’s aunt spoke about deteriorating mental health after his mother was murdered in 2007, "My sister Christie was murdered in ‘07 and after that, he has never been the same. It had a big impact on him. He developed depression and it grew and became more serious. He was schizophrenic and had PTSD. Doctors knew about his condition and he needed to be treated for that."