Attorneys Donte Mills and Lennon Edwards, spokespeople for Jordan Neely’s household, advised the Amsterdam Information they’re involved about final month’s court docket submitting searching for to dismiss second diploma manslaughter prices in opposition to Daniel Penny over the Black New Yorker’s loss of life earlier this yr.
“We’re conscious {that a} movement was filed to dismiss the case in opposition to Daniel Penny for the mindless killing of Jordan Neely,” they stated. “Extra importantly, we’re conscious of the historical past of a lot of these circumstances and the routine outcomes that don’t ship justice. Alvin Bragg and the District Legal professional’s workplace are liable for the legal a part of this case. We legally can’t intervene in that course of.
“There are questions on whether or not they did all the things proper from the start of the case and that makes the end result unsure. As you may think about, we’re involved.”
The plans for a movement to dismiss by Penny’s protection have been first reported on October 10 and cited a number of witnesses feared for his or her security, per their grand jury testimony.
Earlier than his Might 1 loss of life, Neely, who was unhoused and skilled severe psychological sickness, entered an uptown-bound subway automobile and threw his jacket whereas yelling earlier than Penny positioned the 30-year-old in a deadly chokehold, which was documented on video.
Dueling narratives spawned from the incident, with Penny’s proponents arguing the previous Marine intervened to guard fellow passengers. They raised virtually $3 million for his protection fund. However others need accountability for the loss of life of an unhoused Black man throughout a disaster with a number of giant demonstrations via the town earlier than Penny’s arrest over per week after the encounter.
The Manhattan District Legal professional’s Workplace didn’t remark in the course of the submitting, however a spokesperson stated a response is deliberate by this yr. After Penny was arraigned, Bragg stated the DA’s workplace was “constrained from talking outdoors the courtroom (concerning the case) to make sure this stays a good and neutral matter.”Tandy Lau is a Report for America corps member who writes about public security for the Amsterdam Information. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps preserve him writing tales like this one; please think about making a tax-deductible present of any quantity right this moment by visiting https://bit.ly/amnews1.
