NEW YORK - Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old Marine veteran at the center of Jordan Neely's choking death aboard a subway train last week, has turned himself in to police to face a criminal charge over the incident.Neely, who was homeless, died back on May 1 after Penny allegedly held him in a chokehold for several minutes.According to witnesses, Neely was yelling at and harassing passengers on the train before he was subdued by Neely and others, and ultimately died.Manhattan prosecutors say they will bring criminal charges against a man who used a deadly chokehold on an unruly passenger aboard a New York City subway train.The Medical Examiner's office later ruled Neely's death a homicidecaused by compression on the neck.Penny faces a charge of second-degree manslaughter, which could carry a jail term of up to 15 years."Second-degree manslaughter means that they're charging him with having recklessly caused the death.
Recklessly means that he was operating with a substantial and justifiable risk of causing death to another person," explained Andrew Cherkasky, a former federal prosecutor."I think that some people are going to be upset about this that it wasn’t more serious.
I think others wish they saw no charges at all," he added.Steven Raiser, the attorney representing Penny, shared a statement, saying, in part, "We are confident that once all the facts and circumstances surrounding this tragic incident are brought to bear, Mr.
Penny will be fully absolved of any wrongdoing."Neely will be laid to rest at the Mount Neboh Baptist Church on May 19, where Reverend Al Sharpton has been asked to deliver his eulogy.As outrage continues over the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, nearly a dozen people were arrested at a protest on.