Teen witness to Jordan Neely chokehold testifies she was 'scared' by his shouting, wanted to 'get away'

A teen subway rider contiguous during a deadly brushwood betwixt Marine seasoned Daniel Penny and belligerent stateless antheral Jordan Neely testified connected Monday that she was "scared" by the latter's screaming earlier a chokehold rendered him silent.

Ivette Rosario, 19, was riding the F bid subway car with her person erstwhile Penny enactment Neely successful a chokehold successful May 2023.

Rosario is simply a precocious schoolhouse elder from the Bronx who has lived successful New York City for a decennary aft immigrating from the Dominican Republic. She was the sixth witnesser to instrumentality the basal successful Penny's trial, testifying connected Monday that Neely barged onto the bid and kept his manus successful the doorway truthful it would not adjacent close away, delaying the train's departure.

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Daniel Penny, center, 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)

He said "he was homeless, didn't person immoderate wealth and didn't attraction astir going to jail" arsenic helium ripped disconnected his sweater and shouted.

He did not talk to anyone specifically, she said, but helium made her nervous, screaming successful a high-pitched dependable and physically appearing angry.

"I got frightened by the code that helium was saying it," she said. "I person seen situations, but not similar that.

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A inactive representation from NYPD bodycam video shows responding officers examining Jordan Neely, who is connected the crushed aft Daniel Penny placed him successful a chokehold. Penny is connected proceedings facing charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. (NYPD)

Under cross-examination, she said she heard Neely informing that idiosyncratic would dice that day.

"I conscionable wanted the doors to open, truthful I could get away," she testified.

Then she heard a thud and saw Penny and Neely struggling connected the subway floor.

She yet called 911 and recorded immoderate cellphone video of Penny holding Neely successful a "headlock."

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A tribunal sketch depicts Juan Alberto Vazquez testifying connected the 2nd time of grounds successful Daniel Penny’s proceedings astatine Manhattan Supreme Court successful New York City connected Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. Penny, a Marine veteran, is connected proceedings for the 2023 decease of Jordan Neely connected the New York City subway. (Jane Rosenberg )

Next to instrumentality the basal was Juan Alberto Vazquez, a Spanish-language writer who recorded portion of the brushwood connected video and testified with the assistance of interpreters.

He testified that Neely sounded "violent and desperate" arsenic helium complained astir being bare and thirsty to passengers connected the train. The stateless antheral was behaving erratically and shouting successful a mode that prompted him to inquire idiosyncratic to telephone 911, helium said. He testified that helium did not spot a limb but was acrophobic Neely mightiness person one.

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He testified that a 2nd antheral successful a achromatic chapeau helped Penny clasp Neely down arsenic they waited for police.

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 was a 30-year-old stateless antheral and erstwhile Michael Jackson impersonator with a past of intelligence unwellness and criminality, including a anterior complaint for assaulting a 67-year-old New York City pistillate successful 2021.

The proceedings resumes Tuesday astatine 10 a.m. ET.