Daniel Penny, who placed Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold, pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide on Wednesday
added the negligent homicide count, potentially giving a trial jury the option of finding him guilty of the lesser charge.
A conviction for criminally negligent homicide would require the jury to find that Penny unjustifiably put Neely at risk of death, but failed to perceive that risk. The maximum penalty would be four years in prison.for four years and was discharged in 2021, has said he acted to protect himself and others from Neely, who allegedly shouted “I’m gonna’ kill you” and said he was “ready to die” or go to jail for life.
“Danny isn’t the only one on trial,” he said. “The rights of people to defend one another will be on a trial too.” Neely’s father, Andre Zachery, was in attendance for the arraignment on Wednesday. At a brief press conference, an attorney for the Neely family, Donte Mills, sought to paint Penny as a vigilante killer who hasn’t taken responsibility for his actions.
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