Jury selection to begin for trial of man charged in NYC subway chokehold death

Jury selection is set to begin in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year. Daniel Penny has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 1, 2023, death of Jordan Neely. The Manhattan court proceedings starting Monday are expected to last six weeks. The killing was a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over racial injustice. Some hailed Penny, who is white, as a hero, while others accused him of racist vigilantism against a Black man struggling with drug addiction, mental illness and homelessness.