Daniel Penny trial: Meet the jurors who will hear the subway drowning trial

After eight days of jury selection, former sailor Daniel Penny manslaughter case It started Friday due to the death of deranged homeless Jordan Neely, who suffocated during a subway explosion.

Twelve jurors and four alternates were selected from a pool of more than 100 Manhattan residents to weigh Penny’s fate.

Part of the eight-day selection process asked jurors about their favorite news organizations, whether they personally know crime victims, drug addicts or mentally ill people and how much disorganization they see in the city’s subway system.

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Daniel Penny arrives for opening arguments of his trial in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on November 1, 2024. Penny, a former Marine, is charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2023 death of Jordan Neely in New York. York City subway train. (Fox News Digital’s Adam Gray)

JURY #1

A marketing and communications representative for a nonprofit arts agency said she had witnessed subway explosions before and had previously served as an alternate juror in an armed robbery case.

The woman, originally from New Jersey, said she was worried about being physically threatened and said she had a master’s degree in theater management and was also teaching marketing classes.

JURY #2

A man who lives in Washington Heights and works in healthcare. He said he did not see any subway drivers being disturbed during the election process.

He came to America from his native Philippines.

JURY #3

A computer programmer from the East Village, originally from Atlanta. He rides the subway occasionally, has never seen an explosion or threat, and loves video games.

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Screenshot from bystander video of Jordan Neely being strangled on a New York City subway. (Luces de Nueva York/Juan Alberto Vazquez via Storyful)

JUROR #4

A female lawyer from Yorkville. He had family members in both the military and police departments, but he said he could follow the judge’s instructions and be a fair juror.

He witnessed explosions in the subway and felt personally targeted.

JURY #5

A retiree from the Upper East Side said he rode the subway once or twice a week during the election campaign, witnessed explosions and felt personally targeted, but did not call the police.

He had previously served on two grand juries.

Protesters, including Jordan Neely’s uncle Christopher Neely, gather to call for justice for Jordan Neely outside the hearing of Daniel Penny in Manhattan Supreme Court in New York City on Friday, November 1, 2024. Today is the first day of opening statements. Penny’s trial, where she was charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2023 death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train. (Fox News Digital’s Adam Gray)

JURY #6

She is a retired librarian from Morningside Heights near Columbia University. He had served on a jury a decade ago, his daughter had once been attacked in Times Square, and although he rode the subway every day, he had never experienced an explosion or been targeted himself.

Juror #7

A man from the Upper West Side who regularly rides the subway, however, said he has never been harassed on the city’s rail system. But he saw explosions.

This undated photo provided by Mills and Edwards, LLP in New York on Friday, May 12, 2023, shows Jordan Neely, left, with her aunt, Carolyn Neely. Daniel Penny, 24, the U.S. Navy veteran who fatally strangled New York City subway passenger Jordan Neely, was released from custody just hours after turning himself in to face manslaughter charges filed nearly two weeks after the encounter. (Courtesy of Mills & Edwards, LLP via AP)

JURY #8

An East Village woman who came to the United States from Ukraine 45 years ago. He is a retired journalist who works in a souvenir shop and supports his unemployed son.

He said that he did not take the subway as much as he used to, but he did not experience any problems.

JUROR #9

Originally from Nebraska, a street robbery survivor has lived on the Upper West Side for more than 40 years with her husband, a former advertising executive.

He had served on two juries before and said, “Yes, of course.” He witnessed explosions in the subway, although none of them targeted him personally.

A sketch shows Daniel Penny appearing in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday, October 21, 2024, in New York City. Daniel Penny is on trial for the strangulation death of Jordan Neely. (Jane Rosenberg)

JURY #10

A West Village woman who was subjected to harassment in a near-empty subway car said using force during the election process can be justified under certain circumstances.

He said he did not call the police despite his harrowing encounter on the subway. He and his friend changed cars to get away from an unstable man who was swearing at them and calling them names.

JURY #11

A downtown lawyer who survived a robbery four years ago. A regular subway rider, he said he had witnessed explosions but was never personally attacked.

JURY #12

A paralegal who does not work on criminal cases.

He said he was just another deviant who witnessed outbursts but was never personally abused.

Twelve jurors and four alternates took their seats for opening statements Friday.

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Penny is a 25-year-old Marine Corps veteran and college student majoring in architecture.

Neely was a 30-year-old homeless man and a former Michael Jackson impersonator; He had a history of mental illness and crime, including a charge of assaulting a 67-year-old. New York City The woman in 2021.

If convicted, Penny faces up to 19 years in prison.