Man who helped restrain Jordan Neely in NYC chokehold death wanted Daniel Penny to ‘let go'
A subway commuter who helped an ex-Marine restrain an agitated man aboard a Manhattan subway last year testified that he tried to convince the veteran to loosen his grip around the man’s neck.
Daniel Penny trial for manslaughter of Jordan Neely
Jordan Neely was killed aboard an NYC subway train in May 2023 by a white marine who calls himself trying to play hero. BOSSIP reported extensively on the incident in which that white man, Daniel Penny, applied a chokehold for so long that Neely eventually stopped breathing and died in front of a train car of commuters.
Man Who Helped Restrain Jordan Neely Testifies About Fatal Chokehold
Eric Gonzalez, who helped Daniel Penny pin Mr. Neely to the floor of a subway car, also said he had lied when he told investigators Mr. Neely had hit him.
Man who helped Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely takes stand in NYC subway chokehold death trial
The man seen on video helping Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely on board the subway last year took the stand Tuesday on day five of witness testimony in Penny's trial.Penny has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in Neely's chokehold death.
Man Who Restrained Jordan Neely Along with Daniel Penny Said He Helped So Defendant Would 'Let Go'
Daniel Penny has been charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide following a May 2023 incident on a New York City subway resulting in the death of Jordan Neely.
Daniel Penny trial: Key witness in Marine vet chokehold case admits he lied
Eric Gonzales, the man in the black hat seen on video helping Daniel Penny hold Jordan Neely down, took the witness stand Tuesday in the Marine veteran's trial.
Shocking Testimony By Man Who Helped Daniel Penny Restrain Jordan Neely
A man who helped Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely admitted that he lied to prosecutors when he was first interviewed as a suspect in the case. Penny, a 26-year-old former Marine, is charged with second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide.
Jordan Neely looked like he was trying to ‘escape’ Daniel Penny’s chokehold: witness
A city straphanger who jumped in to try to help Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely told jurors Tuesday that the troubled homeless man looked like he was trying to “escape” the Marine veteran’s chokehold.
Witness in Daniel Penny trial lied about his involvement — and proves no good deed goes unpunished
Eric Gonzalez’s admission took a wrecking ball to his credibility as witness. But it didn’t make him an unsympathetic figure.
‘I was trying to justify my actions’: Key witness who held down subway performer killed by fatal chokehold admits lying to police about being attacked
Eric Gonzalez, who helped accused killer Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely on a New York City subway in 2023, testified in ...
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Man who helped Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely speaks at trial
Eric Gonzalez, who is seen on video holding Neely by the wrist ... Gonzalez said he waved his hands in front of Penny ...
Man Admits Lying To NYPD About Jordan Neely Trying To Hit Him On NYC Subway
Eric Gonzalez, the man who helped restrain Jordan Neely as Daniel Penny choked him to death on a NYC subway, admitted he lied ...
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Man admits he lied when he told NYPD that Jordan Neely tried to hit him on the F train
A man who helped Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely on an uptown F train in May 2023 lied to law enforcement after he learned ...
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Man who aided Daniel Penny as he gripped Jordan Neely in chokehold says he urged him, ‘You can let him go’
That, I remember,” Eric Gonzalez, 39, a room manager at a casino ... “At some point, Jordan Neely’s body goes limp, and ...