After Manslaughter Dismissal, Jury in Daniel Penny Trial Returns to Consider Lesser Count

Defendant in the controversial, high-profile trial still faces potential conviction of criminally negligent homicide.

Daniel Penny arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court as the jury deliberates in his manslaughter trial in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, in New York, on Dec. 6, 2024. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

NEW YORK—Jurors will return to a lower Manhattan courthouse on Dec. 9 to consider the charge of criminally negligent homicide against Daniel Penny, following the dismissal of the other charge he faced, second-degree manslaughter, on Dec. 6.

Both charges stemmed from a May 1, 2023, incident in which Penny put Jordan Neely into a chokehold after Neely came onto an uptown F train at Manhattan’s Second Avenue station and began shouting and threatening passengers.