Judge dismisses manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny in subway chokehold trial

He now faces only a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [Judge dismisses manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny in subway chokehold trial]( A judge has dismissed the manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny, who is accused of choking a man to death on an uptown F train last year. Penny now faces only a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. That crime is punishable by up to four years in prison. [Read More]( About the case - Defense attorneys for Daniel Penny [argued at trial that a genetic blood condition, not Penny’s chokehold, may have killed Jordan Neely](. Neely had sickle cell trait, an inherited gene that typically causes no symptoms but in rare cases can make it difficult for blood cells to carry oxygen. - [Who was Jordan Neely?]( In the days following his death on the F train in 2023, friends said he was a "sweet kid" and a talented performer. - "Could've been me." [Here's how eyewitnesses initially reacted]( after Neely's death. [We Rely On Your Support]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.