Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who put homeless man Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold earlier in May, has broken his silence about the incident. In an interview with the New York Post published Saturday, Penny said that he was "deeply saddened" by Neely's death. Penny, who was criminally charged over the incident, refuted any claims that he was racist for restraining Neely, a Black man. The Marine veteran flatly said that the incident "had nothing to do with race." Penny told the Post that he was on his way to the gym when Neely entered his subway car on May 1.

Source: Fox News May 21, 2023 15:40 UTC