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Jury in subway chokehold case to begin weighing lesser charge after manslaughter count was dismissed

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Daniel Penny placed Jordan Neely in a chokehold for about six minutes in May 2023 after Neely began acting erratically on a subway car.

The judge dismissed the top count of manslaughter against Penny on Friday and directed the panel to start deliberating Monday on the lesser charge.

Neely's father, Andre Zachary , filed a lawsuit last week against Penny , accusing him of negligence, assault and battery.