A trial has begun in the case of a former US Marine who is accused of putting a homeless man in a fatal chokehold on a New York subway train. Daniel Penny, 25, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide.

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.

Penny, 24, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for the May 1, 2023, incident that played out between two stops on an uptown F train.

Daniel Penny, who put the man, Jordan Neely, in a chokehold last year, told investigators that Mr. Neely posed a deadly threat. The killing polarized New York.

Daniel Penny is charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in connection with the death of Jordan Neely

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.

The highly publicized trial of Daniel Penny, a former Marine charged with the choking death of Jordan Neely, an unarmed Black

Daniel Penny is accused of 'recklessly causing the death' of Jordan Neely, who witnesses say was acting erratically on the train on the subway train.