Manslaughter Charge Dropped Against Daniel Penny After Jury Deadlocks

A Manhattan judge agreed to drop the manslaughter charge faced by Daniel Penny, after prosecutors sought the move following a deadlock by the jury deciding the ex-Marine's fate.

Penny still faces charges of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 chokehold death of Jordan Neely. But on Friday, after three days of jury deliberations failed to render a verdict, the Manhattan District Attorney asked Judge Maxwell Wiley to drop the manslaughter charge Penny was facing, which could have landed him in jail for 15 years, the Associated Press reported.