Voluntary police interview of Daniel Penny released in NYC subway chokehold death trial
New video shows the statement Daniel Penny gave to investigators after placing Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold on a subway last year.
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New video shows the statement Daniel Penny gave to investigators after placing Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold on a subway last year.
Daniel Penny's martial arts instructor from the Marine Corps took the stand Thursday for day six of witness testimony in Penny's trial. The Marine veteran is accused in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on the subway last year. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer has been inside the courtroom from the beginning of the trial.
Daniel Penny's martial arts instructor from the Marine Corps took the stand Thursday for day six of witness testimony in Penny's trial. The Marine veteran is accused in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on the subway last year. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer has been inside the courtroom from the beginning of the trial.
The man seen on video helping Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely on board the subway last year took the stand Tuesday on day five of witness testimony in Penny's trial.
The man seen on video helping Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely on board the subway last year took the stand Tuesday on day five of witness testimony in Penny's trial. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
More police-worn body camera footage was played in court Friday on day four of witness testimony in the trial of Daniel Penny.
More police-worn body camera footage was played in court Friday on day four of witness testimony in the trial of Daniel Penny. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer was in the courtroom.
Prosecutors have called more than a dozen witnesses so far in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely on board the subway last year.
Prosecutors have called more than a dozen witnesses so far in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely on board the subway last year. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer was there as more passengers testified Thursday.
Witnesses who took cellphone video of Daniel Penny's deadly encounter with Jordan Neely on a NYC subway testified in the Marine veteran's manslaughter trial.
Witnesses who took cellphone video of Daniel Penny's deadly encounter with Jordan Neely on a New York City subway testified in the Marine veteran's trial. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Penny is charged in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely last year in an F train in SoHo.
The trial of Daniel Penny started Friday with opening statements. Penny is charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway in 2023.
The prosecution and the defense made their opening statements Friday in the trial of Daniel Penny. He's charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on board the subway last year. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer was inside the courtroom.
The trial of Daniel Penny began Friday with opening statements. The 26-year-old Marine veteran is charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on board the subway last year. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer was inside the courtroom.
The Marine veteran is accused of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
Opening statements in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a subway in 2023, are set to begin. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
The jury has been sworn in for the trial of Daniel Penny, who is charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on the subway in 2023. Opening statements begin Friday morning.
A jury has been seated in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran accused in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on the subway in 2023. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer was in court as final jurors were selected and things got heated between attorneys for both sides.
The jury has been sworn in for the trial of Daniel Penny, who is charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely on the subway in 2023.
Jury selection is underway in the trial of Daniel Penny, charged with placing Jordan Neely into a deadly chokehold on the subway in May 2023. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports from court.
The trial of Daniel Penny continues. The marine veteran is on trial for the 2023 death of Jordan Neely. A Subway performer who Penny says was talking gibberish, throwing things, and threatening to kill everyone on an f train when penny placed him in a fatal chokehold. The case has raised many questions, should Penny be charged with murder if he says he was acting in defense of others? Did the city fail to get neely the help he needed and where was law enforcement throughout the incident? Law enforcement expert Richard Esposito breaks down the case.
Tuesday was the second day was jury selection in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of a man on the subway.
Daniel Penny is facing charges for placing Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold on the subway in May 2023. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports from the courthouse.
Jury selection is underway in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is accused of putting Jordan Neely into a deadly chokehold on the subway.
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