Former marine indicted over chokehold death of Jordan Neely
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New York grand jury indicts Daniel Penny, sources say, over death of Neely, a well-known subway performer, in May
A New York grand jury voted on Wednesday to indict Daniel Penny, a former US Marine sergeant, in last month's killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man, with a chokehold on a Manhattan subway car, the mayor's office confirmed.
Penny, 24, was captured in videos recorded by bystanders putting Neely in a chokehold on 1 May while they rode on an F train in Manhattan.
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