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Jury selection to begin for trial of man charged in NYC subway chokehold death

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Daniel Penny , now 25 , is accused of “recklessly causing the death” of Jordan Neely , a 30-year-old former street performer.

Penny pinned Neely to the ground with the help of two other passengers, and placed him in a chokehold for more than three minutes .

The medical examiner’s office ruled the death a homicide caused by compression of the neck.