Lawyers and law enforcement have spent months analyzing bystander videos of the May 1, 2023, incident, in which Penny, who was honorably discharged from the Marines in 2021, wrapped his arms around Neely's neck,

The Manhattan DA’s office declined to comment on their legal strategy for trial. One of Penny’s attorneys, Steve Raiser, said in a text message that their case will focus on the government’s failure to address mental health and homelessness on the subway.

Jury selection has begun in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year.

Jury selection was expected to begin Monday in the manslaughter case of Daniel Penny, who put Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a New York City subway last year leading to Neely's death.

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is accused of choking Jordan Neely to death on the subway in 2023.

Penny, is accused of "recklessly causing the death" of Jordan Neely, a street performer, on a train on May 1, 2023.

Tuesday was the second day was jury selection in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of a man on the subway.