NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dismissed all misdemeanor charges filed against demonstrators arrested at protests following the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely.
Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old former marine, fatally choked Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, on a Manhattan F train.
Neely was yelling at riders that he didn't have any food when he was attacked, but he had not assaulted anyone, according to witnesses.
The killing led to protests against vigilantism and New York City’s failure to provide mental health and housing services. The anger following the killing was exacerbated when the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office waited 11 days to charge Penny with manslaughter.
“After a comprehensive review, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has declined to prosecute or dismissed all misdemeanor cases related to Jordan Neely protests,” said the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a statement. “These matters are now sealed.”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the decision to scrap the cases followed a “thorough investigation” that included reviews of video footage from the protests.
Prosecutors are still pursuing cases against three people charged with felonies at the protests.
One was charged with criminal tampering for allegedly interrupting subway service by climbing onto train tracks at a protest. Another is accused of shutting a door on an NYPD officer’s arm. The third allegedly hit a cop in the back of the head.
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