Daniel Penny trial: Subway madman raised fists before Marine vet's deadly chokehold, witness testifies

Moments earlier New York Marine seasoned Daniel Penny placed the erratic Jordan Neely successful a chokehold that proved fatal, the emotionally disturbed stateless antheral raised his fists successful the mediate of a subway car portion shouting astatine passengers, a witnesser testified Thursday.

Moriela Sanchez, an 18-year-old from Harlem, said she was taking the bid location from schoolhouse erstwhile chaos broke out.

Neely, 30, threw his overgarment down and squared up, she testified connected time 11 of what is expected to beryllium a six-week trial successful New York City.

"If nary 1 gives him h2o oregon food, he’s gonna commencement putting hands connected people," she said. "He was going to commencement attacking."

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Daniel Penny arrives for opening arguments successful his proceedings astatine Manhattan Supreme Court successful New York City connected Nov. 1, 2024. Penny, a Marine veteran, is charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide successful the 2023 decease of Jordan Neely connected a New York City subway train. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital)

She added that helium was shouting it astatine everyone connected the bid car, not immoderate circumstantial rider. Despite the aggression, helium didn't interaction anyone, she added.

"After that, Penny started putting his hands astir his cervix – and aft that helium dropped him down truthful helium was closed disconnected from attacking people," Sanchez testified. "Penny dropped down connected his back, and Jordan was connected apical of him." 

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Screenshot from bystander video showing Jordan Neely being held successful a chokehold connected the New York City subway.  (Luces de Nueva York/Juan Alberto Vazquez via Storyful)

She said that it was her content that Penny was doing it to halt Neely from attacking people.

She got disconnected astatine the adjacent halt and called 911. She said Penny inactive had Neely successful a chokehold astatine that time. She noted that a 2nd man, whom she described arsenic a Black antheral wearing a hat, helped Penny clasp Neely down during the encounter.

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This undated photo, provided by Mills and Edwards, LLP, successful New York, Friday, May 12, 2023, shows Jordan Neely, left, with Carolyn Neely, an aunt. (Courtesy Mills & Edwards, LLP via AP)

Manhattan prosecutors accidental Penny went excessively acold and negligently caused Neely's death. The defence argues that his actions were justified defense. 

Penny, who is simply a 25-year-old Marine Corps seasoned and assemblage pupil majoring successful architecture, could look up to 19 years successful situation if convicted.

Neely had a past of intelligence unwellness and criminality, including a anterior complaint for assaulting a 67-year-old New York City pistillate successful 2021.

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