New York Police Department officers arrested a man carrying a machete on the subway.
At 11:30 a.m. on Friday, police officers at the C and E lines on 50th Street and 8th Avenue spotted an “erratic” man carrying a blade covered in a red substance that appeared to be blood on his back. Police described the man as “acting in a disorderly manner” on the mezzanine platform.
The man, identified as Justin Wojno, was taken into custody by police. Wojno was charged with criminal possession of a weapon. No people were injured, and the red substance was identified as syrup. Wojno’s arrest history includes domestic violence and burglary.
New York City has faced numerous notable incidents in its subway lines that have alarmed straphangers.
In May 2023, a homeless man, Jordan Neely, was killed by ex-Marine Daniel Penny after Penny placed Neely in a fatal chokehold. Penny claimed...
At 11:30 a.m. on Friday, police officers at the C and E lines on 50th Street and 8th Avenue spotted an “erratic” man carrying a blade covered in a red substance that appeared to be blood on his back. Police described the man as “acting in a disorderly manner” on the mezzanine platform.
The man, identified as Justin Wojno, was taken into custody by police. Wojno was charged with criminal possession of a weapon. No people were injured, and the red substance was identified as syrup. Wojno’s arrest history includes domestic violence and burglary.
New York City has faced numerous notable incidents in its subway lines that have alarmed straphangers.
In May 2023, a homeless man, Jordan Neely, was killed by ex-Marine Daniel Penny after Penny placed Neely in a fatal chokehold. Penny claimed...
- 4/10/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Judge Denies Daniel Penny’s Request to Dismiss Manslaughter Case for Chokehold Death of Jordan Neely
Daniel Penny’s manslaughter and negligent homicide case will move toward a trial in New York after a judge rejected a request to dismiss on Wednesday, according to ABC News. Last year, Penny was charged with the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who struggled with mental health, after he placed him in a chokehold on a subway. Penny pleaded not guilty last June.
“The Court has reviewed the cases cited by [the] defendant in light of the evidence presented and finds that, here, the evidence was legally sufficient to...
“The Court has reviewed the cases cited by [the] defendant in light of the evidence presented and finds that, here, the evidence was legally sufficient to...
- 1/17/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
After “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was released on Digital last week, eagle-eyed fans started to notice what they thought were some striking differences between the version that was released in theaters this past June and what ended up on home video, largely owing to a Twitter user’s side-by-side videos. But as producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller explained to TheWrap, the version of the film used as a theatrical comparison point in the viral thread wasn’t actually a completed version of the Sony Pictures sequel but instead an international version that was turned over early.
“It’s a little bit overblown, but the main thing that happened was when we made the international version of the movie, it had to be done almost two months before the movie came out for translations. And there’s a French censor board that has to see the film as it is...
“It’s a little bit overblown, but the main thing that happened was when we made the international version of the movie, it had to be done almost two months before the movie came out for translations. And there’s a French censor board that has to see the film as it is...
- 8/15/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The man who is being charged with the subway choking that caused homeless man Jordan Neely’s death is publicly raising money for his legal defense.
Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran, has already brought in over $2.9 million to fund his defense for the charges of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter he is facing.
Penny is due to appear in court on October 25 and has already pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
Andrew Stengel, a New York City defense lawyer, stated that the money that Penny does not use for his legal case, will go toward “a mental health advocacy program in New York City,” which is specified on his fundraising page.
Neely was a homeless man who was struggling with his mental health. He entered the subway at the 2nd Avenue station and while on the train he made multiple threats to other passengers. One of the people on board was Penny,...
Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran, has already brought in over $2.9 million to fund his defense for the charges of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter he is facing.
Penny is due to appear in court on October 25 and has already pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
Andrew Stengel, a New York City defense lawyer, stated that the money that Penny does not use for his legal case, will go toward “a mental health advocacy program in New York City,” which is specified on his fundraising page.
Neely was a homeless man who was struggling with his mental health. He entered the subway at the 2nd Avenue station and while on the train he made multiple threats to other passengers. One of the people on board was Penny,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Daniel Penny, the man accused of choking Jordan Neely to death on the New York City subway, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, The New York Times reports.
Penny, a former Marine, appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday, June 28, to enter his plea. A grand jury indicted him on the charges earlier this month, paving the way for prosecutors to pursue a felony case.
A trial date has not been set yet. If convicted of the manslaughter charge, Penny could face up to 15 years in prison.
Penny is accused of killing Neely,...
Penny, a former Marine, appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday, June 28, to enter his plea. A grand jury indicted him on the charges earlier this month, paving the way for prosecutors to pursue a felony case.
A trial date has not been set yet. If convicted of the manslaughter charge, Penny could face up to 15 years in prison.
Penny is accused of killing Neely,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
On Wednesday, a New York City grand jury indicted Daniel Penny for choking a homeless man, Jordan Neely, to death on the subway.
After Neely’s death, the Manhattan district attorney charged Penny with manslaughter and was awaiting the decision of the grand jury to bring the case to court.
The incident occurred on May 1 when Penny and Neely were on the same car on the subway.
Neely was homeless at the time and was struggling with mental illness. He was yelling threatening language at the other people on the train and acting erratically.
While he may have been disruptive to other passengers, Neely did not harm anyone physically nor was he violent towards anyone. Penny, a Marine veteran, felt that action needed to be taken and put Neely in a chokehold in an attempt to restrain him, leading to his death.
Neely’s death was determined to be a...
After Neely’s death, the Manhattan district attorney charged Penny with manslaughter and was awaiting the decision of the grand jury to bring the case to court.
The incident occurred on May 1 when Penny and Neely were on the same car on the subway.
Neely was homeless at the time and was struggling with mental illness. He was yelling threatening language at the other people on the train and acting erratically.
While he may have been disruptive to other passengers, Neely did not harm anyone physically nor was he violent towards anyone. Penny, a Marine veteran, felt that action needed to be taken and put Neely in a chokehold in an attempt to restrain him, leading to his death.
Neely’s death was determined to be a...
- 6/15/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Rudy Giuliani took to his YouTube show “America’s Mayor Live” Monday night following sexual assault allegations filed by a former associate earlier that day. The former New York mayor attempted to deflect the shocking suit with a tirade defending Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old man who killed Jordan Neely on a New York City subway.
Giuliani portrayed Penny as a “the Marine who tried to try to protect the other people on the platform” and incorrectly claimed Neely was on a list of “50 most dangerous mentally ill people in the city.
Giuliani portrayed Penny as a “the Marine who tried to try to protect the other people on the platform” and incorrectly claimed Neely was on a list of “50 most dangerous mentally ill people in the city.
- 5/16/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Fox News was not happy with President Joe Biden’s commencement address to Howard University, which one Fox host called “pandering” and led another to declare America the “least racist country in the world.”
“Racism has long torn us apart,” Biden told the crowd during his speech to the historically Black university in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. “It’s a battle that’s never really over.” The president then called white supremacy “the most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland,” and added, “I’m not saying this because I’m at a Black Hbcu.
“Racism has long torn us apart,” Biden told the crowd during his speech to the historically Black university in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. “It’s a battle that’s never really over.” The president then called white supremacy “the most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland,” and added, “I’m not saying this because I’m at a Black Hbcu.
- 5/14/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Newsmax’s right-wing panel show “The Right Squad” was reduced to an incomprehensible screaming match Friday during a debate over the killing of Jordan Neely.
Neely, a homeless street artist, was choked to death by U.S. Marine veteran Daniel Penny on a New York subway earlier this month after the former began shouting he was hungry, thirsty and had little to live for. Neely had allegedly been acting erratically prior to Penny’s chokehold, but had not attacked anyone, a witness who recorded the incident told CNN. Neely’s death was ruled a homicide, and Penny has been charged with second-degree manslaughter for the fatal choke.
Newsmax host Jenn Pellegrino asked the panel if these charges marked “the beginning of the end of the Good Samaritan,” which sparked a lively shouting duel amongst the pundits.
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Neely, a homeless street artist, was choked to death by U.S. Marine veteran Daniel Penny on a New York subway earlier this month after the former began shouting he was hungry, thirsty and had little to live for. Neely had allegedly been acting erratically prior to Penny’s chokehold, but had not attacked anyone, a witness who recorded the incident told CNN. Neely’s death was ruled a homicide, and Penny has been charged with second-degree manslaughter for the fatal choke.
Newsmax host Jenn Pellegrino asked the panel if these charges marked “the beginning of the end of the Good Samaritan,” which sparked a lively shouting duel amongst the pundits.
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- 5/13/2023
- by Mason Bissada
- The Wrap
Daniel Penny was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday on a second-degree manslaughter charge in the killing of Jordan Neely, NBC News reported.
Last month, the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the charges against Penny. “We can confirm that Daniel Penny will be arrested on a charge of Manslaughter in the Second Degree,” a spokesperson for Bragg said. “We cannot provide any additional information until he has been arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, which we expect to take place tomorrow.”
Prosecutors will now be able to proceed with a felony case.
Last month, the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the charges against Penny. “We can confirm that Daniel Penny will be arrested on a charge of Manslaughter in the Second Degree,” a spokesperson for Bragg said. “We cannot provide any additional information until he has been arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, which we expect to take place tomorrow.”
Prosecutors will now be able to proceed with a felony case.
- 5/12/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Marine veteran Daniel Penny was arraigned today on a single second-degree manslaughter charge in the May 1 subway chokehold death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely, the homeless Michael Jackson impersonator who had a history of mental illness.
Penny, 24, did not enter a plea at his Manhattan Criminal Court arraignment hearing today. He was freed on a $100,000 bond, with his next court appearance scheduled for July 17.
If convicted, Penny could face between five and 15 years in prison.
Neely’s death, ruled a homicide by the city’s medical examiner, has set off days of protests and arrests in New York City, with protesters angered both by Neely’s death – he was Black, Penny is white – and what they perceive as the New York Police Department’s slow response to arresting Penny.
The subway death has dominated New York’s local news coverage for more than a week, and has received considerable national coverage on cable and broadcast channels.
Penny, 24, did not enter a plea at his Manhattan Criminal Court arraignment hearing today. He was freed on a $100,000 bond, with his next court appearance scheduled for July 17.
If convicted, Penny could face between five and 15 years in prison.
Neely’s death, ruled a homicide by the city’s medical examiner, has set off days of protests and arrests in New York City, with protesters angered both by Neely’s death – he was Black, Penny is white – and what they perceive as the New York Police Department’s slow response to arresting Penny.
The subway death has dominated New York’s local news coverage for more than a week, and has received considerable national coverage on cable and broadcast channels.
- 5/12/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Daniel Penny, a U.S. Marine veteran who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the New York City subway earlier this month, turned himself into New York City police on Friday to face a second-degree manslaughter charge.
In a statement on Thursday, Penny’s attorney said that Penny “risked his own life and safety, for the good of his fellow passengers. The unfortunate result was the unintended and unforeseen death of Mr. Neely.”
Penny’s attorneys also said that Neely “had a documented history of violent and erratic behavior” as a “result of ongoing and untreated mental illness.”
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According to police, Neely had been arrested previously for several incidents on the subway.
Neely was a street artist who became known for his Michael Jackson impersonations. He experienced mental health issues since 2007 when his mother was murdered. In recent years, Neely fell on hard times,...
In a statement on Thursday, Penny’s attorney said that Penny “risked his own life and safety, for the good of his fellow passengers. The unfortunate result was the unintended and unforeseen death of Mr. Neely.”
Penny’s attorneys also said that Neely “had a documented history of violent and erratic behavior” as a “result of ongoing and untreated mental illness.”
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According to police, Neely had been arrested previously for several incidents on the subway.
Neely was a street artist who became known for his Michael Jackson impersonations. He experienced mental health issues since 2007 when his mother was murdered. In recent years, Neely fell on hard times,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
After a jury found twice-impeached-once-indicted former president Donald Trump liable for sexual battery and defamation, Alyssa Farah Griffin has high expectations for her political party. According to “The View” host, “every Republican” who criticized Bill Clinton for his sexual scandals should have the “same energy” for Trump.
On Tuesday, a jury ruled in favor of E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist who alleged that Trump raped her in the dressing room of a department store in 1996. Though the jury did not affirm her claim that Trump raped her, they did find him liable of sexual battery and defamation, ordering Trump to pay Carroll $5 million in damages.
And, while Farah Griffin has been vocal about her pessimism for how Trump’s ongoing legal troubles will actually impact his political future, she argued on Wednesday that this should be a turning point for Republicans.
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On Tuesday, a jury ruled in favor of E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist who alleged that Trump raped her in the dressing room of a department store in 1996. Though the jury did not affirm her claim that Trump raped her, they did find him liable of sexual battery and defamation, ordering Trump to pay Carroll $5 million in damages.
And, while Farah Griffin has been vocal about her pessimism for how Trump’s ongoing legal troubles will actually impact his political future, she argued on Wednesday that this should be a turning point for Republicans.
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- 5/10/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Whoopi Goldberg has had just about enough of the saga surrounding her purported flatulence, so on Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” she addressed it with Sunny Hostin and Andy Cohen directly.
If you’re not caught up on fartgate, congratulations, you’re probably living a good, healthy life. Here’s the short version: In recent weeks, watchers of “The View” have claimed to hear Goldberg pass gas during the show.
It’s become a running joke, especially after host Sunny Hostin said on Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live!” that Goldberg is the host who farts the most. But, during an appearance shortly thereafter on Cohen’s SiriusXM show, Hostin clarified a few things, admitting that her beloved colleague confronted her about the claim.
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If you’re not caught up on fartgate, congratulations, you’re probably living a good, healthy life. Here’s the short version: In recent weeks, watchers of “The View” have claimed to hear Goldberg pass gas during the show.
It’s become a running joke, especially after host Sunny Hostin said on Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live!” that Goldberg is the host who farts the most. But, during an appearance shortly thereafter on Cohen’s SiriusXM show, Hostin clarified a few things, admitting that her beloved colleague confronted her about the claim.
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- 5/10/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Greg Gutfeld didn’t hold back Monday while arguing against a group New Yorkers protesting the chokehold death of homeless street performer Jordan Neely.
Sitting with his fellow “The Five” panelists for Fox News, the conservative personality slammed those protesting as “jackasses” and “idiots.” The comments came after the program played video coverage of the protesters showing many standing in the middle of the tracks and “clashing with police,” an action that reportedly led to 12 arrested.
“These people are idiots,” Gutfeld said. “These people don’t work, they have the time to interfere with other people’s jobs. These people have nothing to do.”
Co-host Jeanine Pirro also chimed in on the matter, saying, “Most of the people who protest don’t even know what they’re protesting about. Whether they want to stop a subway system or they want to stop traffic for an environmental crimes or they want to destroy paintings,...
Sitting with his fellow “The Five” panelists for Fox News, the conservative personality slammed those protesting as “jackasses” and “idiots.” The comments came after the program played video coverage of the protesters showing many standing in the middle of the tracks and “clashing with police,” an action that reportedly led to 12 arrested.
“These people are idiots,” Gutfeld said. “These people don’t work, they have the time to interfere with other people’s jobs. These people have nothing to do.”
Co-host Jeanine Pirro also chimed in on the matter, saying, “Most of the people who protest don’t even know what they’re protesting about. Whether they want to stop a subway system or they want to stop traffic for an environmental crimes or they want to destroy paintings,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Joy Behar is known for her snarky one-liners on “The View,” but on Tuesday morning, she brought the audience to a grinding halt with one particular choice of sentiment regarding Jordan Neely, the houseless man who was killed in a New York subway car on Thursday.
In case you’re just getting up to speed, last week, a man named Jordan Neely was killed in New York, after yelling at passengers on a subway train that he was hungry and thirsty and tired of having nothing. He was killed because another rider responded by putting him in a chokehold, despite the fact that Neely was not actually threatening anyone. That passenger has not been arrested.
To kick off the day’s Hot Topics discussion, the women of “The View” mourned the fact that the altercation ended in Neely’s death, rather than helping him to a shelter of some sort,...
In case you’re just getting up to speed, last week, a man named Jordan Neely was killed in New York, after yelling at passengers on a subway train that he was hungry and thirsty and tired of having nothing. He was killed because another rider responded by putting him in a chokehold, despite the fact that Neely was not actually threatening anyone. That passenger has not been arrested.
To kick off the day’s Hot Topics discussion, the women of “The View” mourned the fact that the altercation ended in Neely’s death, rather than helping him to a shelter of some sort,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Lawyers for the family of Jordan Neely have responded to the first statement from Daniel Penny, the man who killed Neely on a New York City subway last week. The attorneys, Donte Mills and Lennon Edwards, called Penny’s statement neither “an apology nor an expression of regret” but a “character assassination.”
Last Monday, May 1, Neely who was unhoused and seemingly having a mental health crisis, was reportedly yelling and acting erratically on a subway car when Penny put him in a fatal chokehold. An independent journalist captured part of...
Last Monday, May 1, Neely who was unhoused and seemingly having a mental health crisis, was reportedly yelling and acting erratically on a subway car when Penny put him in a fatal chokehold. An independent journalist captured part of...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
A 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran named Daniel Penny has been publicly identified as the man who killed Jordan Neely, 30, a dancer and Michael Jackson impersonator, on the New York subway, two senior law enforcement officials told the New York Times.
On Monday, Neely, who was homeless and seemingly having a mental health crisis, was reportedly yelling and acting erratically on a New York Subway, when Penny put him in a fatal chokehold on a Manhattan subway train. Part of the incident was captured on video by Juan Alberto Vazquez,...
On Monday, Neely, who was homeless and seemingly having a mental health crisis, was reportedly yelling and acting erratically on a New York Subway, when Penny put him in a fatal chokehold on a Manhattan subway train. Part of the incident was captured on video by Juan Alberto Vazquez,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Government officials clashed over their responses to the killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man seemingly having a mental health crisis on the New York subway. On Monday afternoon, Neely, 30, was reportedly yelling and acting erratically on an F train in Manhattan, when a fellow passenger put him in a chokehold, killing him. Part of the incident was captured on video, and although the person who killed him is visible in the clip, he has not been publicly named. News outlets, citing police, have said he is a 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
- 5/5/2023
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
The death of New York City subway rider and familiar Michael Jackson street impersonator Jordan Neely has been ruled a homicide, the city’s medical examiner said Wednesday night.
Neely had been placed in a chokehold by a fellow subway rider Monday after the homeless man began screaming at passengers and behaving erratically. In a widely viewed cellphone video shared on social media by another passenger, the 30-year-old Neely can be seen struggling as another rider — later identified only as a 24-year-old man with prior military training — holds him in a chokehold on the subway floor.
The man who taped the incident has said that Neely entered the subway car yelling about being hungry and thirsty, and shouted: “I don’t mind going to jail and getting life in prison. I’m ready to die.” Some reports suggest Neely had made threatening comments and that he then took off his...
Neely had been placed in a chokehold by a fellow subway rider Monday after the homeless man began screaming at passengers and behaving erratically. In a widely viewed cellphone video shared on social media by another passenger, the 30-year-old Neely can be seen struggling as another rider — later identified only as a 24-year-old man with prior military training — holds him in a chokehold on the subway floor.
The man who taped the incident has said that Neely entered the subway car yelling about being hungry and thirsty, and shouted: “I don’t mind going to jail and getting life in prison. I’m ready to die.” Some reports suggest Neely had made threatening comments and that he then took off his...
- 5/4/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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