The soldier will appear this Friday “to be arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court,” a spokesman for the prosecutors said.
A US Marine Corps soldier will be arrested and charged with manslaughter by New York authorities on Friday, Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday, for the strangulation death of a known homeless man, a news item caught on camera. May 1 in the subway, which shocked.
“We can confirm that Daniel Penny will be arrested and prosecuted for manslaughter,” a spokesperson for Manhattan prosecutors said in an email, adding that the 24-year-old serviceman is “scheduled to appear tomorrow (Friday) for arraignment in court. Manhattan Criminal Court.
Daniel Penny is suspected of having caused the May 1 death by “compression” in the neck of Jordan Neely, 30, according to New York forensic medicine.
Live emotion in New York
Jordan Neely, a young African-American who lived on the streets of Manhattan, had been renowned for ten years for his likeness and performances imitating those of music and dance legend Michael Jackson (1958-2009).
It is a video of the drama, broadcast by all the press, which had triggered a strong emotion in New York.
For five minutes, it shows the victim on the ground in a New York subway car, Daniel Penny lying behind to shackle him and squeeze his upper body. Passengers standing above the two men seem disconcerted, others vaguely try to block the arms of Mr. Neely who tries to struggle.
A witness said that Jordan Neely burst into the car, shouting at passengers and asking them for something to eat or drink.
The police dispatched to the subway had briefly questioned the suspect of the choke hold and the Manhattan prosecutor’s office finally took ten days to prosecute him criminally.