In Subway Chokehold Trial, Lawyers Spar Over Daniel Penny’s Chokehold NYT | Top Stories By: Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya 2 November 2024 at 06:40 Mr. Penny is charged with manslaughter in the May 2023 killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man menacing passengers in a subway car. © Victor J. Blue for The New York TimesDaniel Penny, left, is accused of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man on the subway.