The Western Journal
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A Los Angeles civil rights attorney has condemned Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for playing the “race card” in announcing charges against the Marine who put an allegedly violent homeless man in a chokehold.
Daniel Penny, 24, was charged with second-degree manslaughter on Thursday in connection with the death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely. He is facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Penny, a Marine Corps veteran, was filmed earlier this month restraining Neely, a reportedly mentally-ill homeless man who was allegedly harassing and threatening other passengers.
The chokehold Penny used, however, proved to be fatal and Neely’s death was ruled a homicide.
The incident was immediately taken up by the cause of left-wing protesters, who have likened Neely’s death to that of George Floyd’s.
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