![]() ![]() 'He was approached from behind, and put into a chokehold immediately. 'If we stick to what happened here, we have someone who began with - and sequence is important here - the first statement that we've heard out of his mouth, from witnesses, is that he said: 'I'm hungry.'Įdwards noted that Neely was wearing a short-sleeved t-shirt, giving 'clear visibility as to whether someone is armed or not'. 'You feel uneasy when you talk to your boss: you feel uneasy when you talk to lots of people in the course of your day. 'You don't kill someone because you feel uneasy,' he said. When he was unresponsive, Penny released him and stood upĮdwards agreed that his prior history should not matter, and nor should his ranting on the subway. 'Leaders want to raise his record as if that warrants a public execution on the subway?' she tweeted. But New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke for many when she said his criminal history was irrelevant. Neely had been arrested 42 times in the past, including for punching a 67-year-old woman in the face. The investigation is ongoing and it is likely that a grand jury will be impaneled to determined whether or not charges should be brought. Penny's attorney tells they have contacted the DA's Office and the NYPD to cooperate.ĪBC cites law enforcement sources who say the DA's office have spoken with six witnesses, but are seeking at least another four. Penny was questioned by the NYPD on Monday but was released without charge. They want to see him in jail, behind bars.' Every conversation we have with them - there is not a dry eye.Įdwards added: 'They want to see Jordan's killer prosecuted. 'You look at this video, and the family has looked at this video and they are in tears. That's clear - you see that chokehold.'Įdwards said the video was extremely distressing for the family to watch. 'The coroner's office came back and said death by compression on the neck. You look at the video, it tells you that. ![]() 'It took too long really for there to be a determination that this was homicide. He told TMZ: 'The family feels like the justice system is failing them at this moment. ![]() Lennon Edwards, one of the attorneys representing the family of Jordan Neely, said on Friday they want to see Daniel Penny 'behind bars' ![]()
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