A Marine veteran felt “entitled” to kill Jordan Neely on a New York subway prepare and has expressed no regret, the homeless man’s household has mentioned.
On Friday, attorneys for 24-year-old Daniel J Penny mentioned Mr Neely, 30, had been “aggressively threatening” him and different folks utilizing the F prepare in Manhattan on 1 May.
Video filmed by a contract journalist and posted on-line confirmed Penny mendacity beneath Mr Neely, holding him in a headlock place for a number of minutes as he tried and failed to interrupt free.
By the time police reached the prepare, he was unconscious and died on the scene.
Representatives for Mr Neely’s household have responded, saying Penny had no regard for the black man’s life.
“Daniel Penny’s press release is not an apology nor an expression of regret,” mentioned the household’s attorneys, Donte Mills and Lennon Edwards.
“It is a character assassination and a clear example of why he believed he was entitled to take Jordan’s life.”
Penny’s attorneys mentioned Mr Neely had lengthy suffered from psychological sickness and had a documented historical past of violent and erratic behaviour.
Witnesses on 1 May mentioned the Michael Jackson impersonator had been shouting that he was hungry and able to die earlier than he was restrained by at the least three different passengers.
But Mr Neely’s household mentioned Penny couldn’t have identified of his previous struggles earlier than he utilized a chokehold.
“The truth is he knew nothing about Jordan’s history when he intentionally wrapped his arms around Jordan’s neck, and squeezed and kept squeezing,” Mr Mills and Mr Edwards mentioned.
“He never attempted to help him at all. In short, his actions on the train, and now his words, show why he needs to be in prison.”
Mr Penny, who was questioned by police and launched, has not been charged.
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