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Jury selection begins for trial of man charged in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely

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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 who witnesses say was acting erratically on the train on May 1, 2023 .

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

The case became a cause celebre among Republican presidential hopefuls.

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64

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62

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80

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formal

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English

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48

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