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NEW YORK - Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old Marine veteran at the center of Jordan Neely's choking death aboard a subway train last week, has turned himself into police to face a criminal charge over the incident.
Neely, who was homeless, died back on May 1 after Penny allegedly held him in a chokehold for several minutes.
According to witnesses, Neely was yelling at and harassing passengers on the train before he was subdued by Neely and others, and ultimately died.
The Medical Examiner's office later ruled Neely's death a homicide caused by compression on the neck.
Penny faces a charge of second-degree manslaughter, which could carry a jail term of up to 15 years.