Daniel Penny Reveals Details About What Really Happened With Jordan Neely On The Subway: "The Whole Interaction Lasted Less Than 5 Minutes"

A shocking incident on a New York City subway train on May 1, 2023, triggered widespread social unrest and reignited conversations around mental health and civilian intervention. The incident involved 24-year-old former U.S. Marine, Daniel Penny, and Jordan Neely, a homeless man known to have a history of mental health issues. The conflict was sparked by Neely's aggressive behavior on an F train. Penny intervened, putting Neely in a chokehold. The unsettling scene, caught on camera, later ended with Neely's death, causing public outrage and protests reminiscent of the George Floyd tragedy in 2020. The incident raised critical questions about how efficiently local police have been at handling homeless individuals and people suffering from mental health issues, particularly in public spaces.

On May 12, 2023, Penny was charged with second-degree manslaughter, a charge carrying a potential 15-year prison sentence. Despite the severity of the charges, he was released on bail after his attorney argued his voluntary surrender indicated a lack of flight risk. Penny's defense contends he acted in self-defense due to Neely's documented history of violent behavior. Conversely, Neely's family is pressing for a charge upgrade to second-degree murder, arguing that Penny should have known his actions could be lethal. They are advocating for a more empathetic approach to handling individuals with mental health problems. The family's sudden public involvement in Neely's life has raised eyebrows, considering Neely's previous homelessness and untreated mental illness. Neely had been arrested previously more than 40 times and multiple forums online revealed that he was notorious on the subway for being a threatening, violent man who even tried to kidnap a child once.

The case is expected to be presented to a grand jury soon, and the nation is closely watching its development. The verdict could set a significant precedent for similar incidents. Moreover, the incident has sparked a broader debate about veterans' mental health, suggesting Penny's actions could have been influenced by trauma from his service in Afghanistan, although there is little evidence for this. With the court date set for July 17, we wait to see how these complex issues will be addressed in the pursuit of justice.

Daniel Penny Reveals New Details About What Really Happened with Jordan Neely on the Subway

In a recent interview, Penny shares details about that fateful day that haven't been shared anywhere else. Neely has been portrayed as a docile Michael Jackson impersonator who just wanted food and shelter, but in reality he was a big threat to many people he came into contact with on the subway. Penny said he got on the train that day like any other normal day. He saw Neely get on, and as soon as the doors closed behind him, Neely ripped off his jacket and threw it at some people sitting near Penny.

Penny realized that the man was screaming something, so he took his headphones out to get a better sense of what was going on. He said Neely was repeating the same three threats over and over again: "I'm going to kill you," "I'm prepared to go to jail for life," and "I'm willing to die."

"This was a scary situation," Penny recalls. "Mr. Neely was threatening. I'm 6'2, and he was taller than me." Penny admits that he himself was scared about what might happen that day, but as a Marine, he was taught how to handle situations like this.

"One of our core values is courage, and courage is not the absence of fear but how you handle fear," he said. "I was scared for myself, but I looked around and saw women and children. He was yelling in their faces, saying these threats. I just couldn't sit still."

When things got even more heated, Penny decided to restrain Neely so he couldn't physically harm anybody. He used a chokehold that he is familiar with, and even though headline news and activists claimed that he was choking Neely for 15 minutes, it was much shorter than that.

"The whole interaction lasted less than five minutes," Penny says. It also wasn't true that he was trying to choke him; rather, he was trying to restrain Neely. "There was a clear rise and fall in his chest," Penny clarifies. "He was breathing." Then he addresses the accusations of this incident being motivated by racism.

"Some people say that this was about race, which is absolutely ridiculous," Penny says. "I didn't see a black man threatening passengers. I saw a man threatening passengers, a lot of whom were people of color."

He also adds that the man who helped him restrain Neely was a person of color, as was the woman who later came forward and called him a hero. She told Fox News Digital that everyone on the train was scared, and Neely was mentioning things like "killing" and "bullets."

"This isn't about race," she said in the interview. "This is about people of all colors who were very, very afraid and a man who stepped in to help them."

Penny says this woman was one of the people he was trying to protect. The passengers looked absolutely terrified, Penny says, and the reason there was no video at the start of the altercation was because people were afraid of Neely and they were trying to get away from him. There is only video available because they realized that Neely was restrained by Penny. Penny maintains that he simply did this to protect innocent bystanders, himself, and even Neely, who was clearly a danger to himself.

"I'm calibrating my grip based on the force that he's exerting," Penny says in reference to the restrain he had Neely in. "I was trying to keep him on the ground until the police came. I was praying the police would come and take this situation over. I couldn't sit still and let him carry out these threats."

It's unfortunate that this incident was immediately marked as a racist, white supremacist event. There have been many incidents over the last several years that have been hijacked by Black Lives Matter, such as the Michael Brown shooting and the George Floyd matter. Of course, the media jumps on whatever narrative BLM and other intersectional organizations harp on, which means most people are programmed to believe that nearly everything that happens is somehow connected to racism. It was clear from the very beginning that Penny was acting out of courage, not racism, and that if he hadn't intervened, many people on that subway could have been injured.

Penny has many supporters online and around the country who hope and pray that the jury votes in his favor. It's a sad day for our society when an act of heroism like this is chastised and deemed criminal; it just proves that civic duty is essentially dead, especially in places like New York City.

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