Daniel Penny is accused of 'recklessly causing the death' of Jordan Neely, who witnesses say was acting erratically on the train on the subway train.

NEW YORK -- The trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the May 2023 choking death of a homeless man in a New York City subway car, is set to begin Monday with jury selection, ABC News reported. The trial is expected to last between four and six weeks, according to Judge Max Wiley.

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Marine veteran accused of putting a man in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer was inside the courtroom and has details.

Jury selection in the criminal trial of Daniel Penny, who placed Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City train last year, began on Monday.

Daniel Penny, who put the man, Jordan Neely, in a chokehold last year, told investigators that Mr. Neely posed a deadly threat. The killing polarized New York.

Marine vet Daniel Penny is accused of killing Jordan Neely on an NYC subway after placing him in a chokehold in 2023.

Jury selection has begun in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year will soon have his day in court

Witnesses said Mr Neely was shouting about being hungry and willing to return to jail or die, but there was no indication he physically attacked anyone. Emergency responders could