Daniel Penny — a Marine veteran who put Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless Black man, in a fatal chokehold — has said the incident “had nothing to do with race.”Advertisement“This had nothing to do with race,” said Penny, who was released on bail. Mourners carry the casket of Jordan Neely at Mount Neboh Baptist Church after a funeral service in Harlem on Friday. Photo by Ed Jones/AFP via Getty ImagesPenny’s comments come weeks after Neely’s May 1 death. Neely’s family and their attorneys argued the charge isn’t enough, calling on Penny to face murder charges. Several politicians, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), have spoken out in disgust about Neely’s death and how it was handled, while Florida Gov.

Source: Huffington Post May 21, 2023 12:05 UTC