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   NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a U.S.   
   Marine Corps veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a   
   deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train last year.   
      
   Daniel Penny, 25, is accused of “recklessly causing the death” of Jordan   
   Neely, a 30-year-old former street performer. Witnesses say Neely was   
   acting erratically on the train on May 1, 2023, when Penny moved to   
   restrain him.   
      
   Penny has pleaded not guilty in the case, which sparked debate and   
   division locally and across the country.   
      
   After the death of Neely, who was Black, protesters demanded that   
   authorities arrest Penny, who is white. Others rallied in support of   
   Penny outside the courthouse once he was charged. The case also became a   
   cause célèbre among Republican presidential hopefuls.   
      
   Penny, who served four years in the Marines before being discharged in   
   2021, has been free on a $100,000 bond. He faces up to 15 years in   
   prison if convicted of second-degree manslaughter and up to four years   
   if convicted of criminally negligent homicide.   
      
   An initial group of 136 potential jurors were brought into the Manhattan   
   courtroom Monday for a first round of screening focused on whether they   
   have work or family obligations that could keep them from serving on a   
   trial that’s expected to continue into December.   
      
   When the first group of people were asked whether any had heard of the   
   case, nearly everyone in the packed courtroom raised a hand to indicate yes.   
      
      
   “Not a surprise,” Judge Maxwell Wiley said.   
      
   “Even if you have formed an opinion about it, that does not disqualify   
   you from serving on this case,” he said, adding that anyone who is   
   picked for the jury must keep an open mind.   
      
   Penny, at times when prompted by the judge, briefly stood and waved to   
   prospective jurors and greeted them with a soft “good morning” or “good   
   afternoon.”   
      
   Otherwise, he sat mostly facing the judge in his blue suit and maroon   
   tie as potential jurors were called up individually to the bench to   
   explain their potential scheduling issues.   
      
   Those asking not to be placed on the jury cited holiday travel plans,   
   faraway weddings, house moves and other personal obligations.   
      
   By the end of the day, some 45 people were asked to return for the next   
   stage in the screening on Friday; the rest were excused.   
      
   The selection process is expected to continue Tuesday, and it will   
   likely be days before prospective jurors are questioned about any   
   beliefs, personal connections or life experiences that could affect   
   their ability to serve fairly and impartially.   
      
   Witnesses to the incident said Neely — who struggled with drug   
   addiction, mental illness and homelessness — had been shouting and   
   demanding money when Penny approached him.   
      
   Penny pinned Neely to the ground with the help of two other passengers,   
   and placed him in a chokehold for more than three minutes until Neely’s   
   body went limp. The medical examiner’s office ruled the death a homicide   
   caused by compression of the neck.   
      
   Neely’s father, Andre Zachery, was among those in courtroom audience   
   Monday. The family’s lawyer, Donte Mills, said outside court that   
   Zachery is feeling hurt and seeking justice for his son.   
      
   “This is going to be a very simple case that’s easy for the jury to   
   deliberate on,” Mills said. “The facts of the case is this: someone got   
   on the train and was screaming, and someone choked that person to death.   
   Those things will never balance out and there’s no justification that   
   can make those things balance out.”   
      
   Penny’s lawyers have argued that the Long Island native didn’t intend to   
   kill Neely, just to hold him down long enough for police to arrive.   
   Penny has claimed Neely shouted, “I’m gonna kill you” and that he was   
   “ready to die” or go to jail for life.   
      
   “We feel that the truth is only going to come out through this trial,”   
   Steven Raiser, one of Penny’s lawyers, said outside court. “There’s a   
   lot of evidence that people aren’t aware of. There’s a lot of   
   assumptions that have been made that are going to be dispelled once we   
   have all the evidence.”   
      
   Raiser has said the defense plans to offer up other potential causes of   
   Neely’s death, including high levels of the synthetic cannabinoid known   
   as K2 found in his body.   
      
   They’ll also argue that video shared widely on social media proves Penny   
   was not applying pressure consistently enough to render Neely   
   unconscious, much less kill him.   
      
   Penny’s lawyers said Monday that they hadn’t decided whether he will   
   testify.   
      
   Prosecutors, in their court filings, have argued that Penny’s actions   
   were reckless and negligent even if he didn’t intend to kill Neely.   
   Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office declined to comment   
   ahead of the trial.   
      
   https://apnews.com/article/nyc-subway-chokehold-daniel-penny-jor   
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