Former US Marine Charged in Death of Homeless Man Breaks Silence

Daniel Penny issues first public comments since deadly confrontation

Daniel Penny (C) is walked by New York Police Department detectives detectives out of the 5th Precinct in New York on May 12, 2023. Jeenah Moon/AP Photo

Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran who is facing criminal charges after he put a homeless man, Jordan Neely, in a fatal chokehold in New York City at the start of the month, has decided to speak publicly about the incident.

In an interview with the New York Post, the 24-year-old Penny said the fatal altercation that took place on a subway train in NYC “had nothing to do with race.”