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New York police officers respond to the scene where a fight was reported on a subway train, Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. A man suffering an apparent mental health episode aboard a New York City subway died on Monday after being placed in a headlock by a fellow rider, according to police officials and video of the encounter. Jordan Neely, 30, was shouting and pacing aboard an F train in Manhattan witnesses and police said, when he was taken to the floor by another passenger. (Paul Martinka via AP)

The 24-year-old Marine veteran accused of killing a homeless man on a New York City subway last week will be arrested on Friday, according to multiple reports.

“Daniel Penny will be arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree,” the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office toldTheNew York Timesin a statement. “We cannot provide any additional information until he has been arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, which we expect to take place tomorrow.”

Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old subway busker, died after being restrained and placed in a chokehold while on a northbound F train in Manhattan on May 1.

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Jordan Neely is pictured before going to see the Michael Jackson movie, “This is It,” outside the Regal Cinemas on 8th Ave. and 42nd St. in Times Square, New York, in 2009. (Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

“He started screaming in an aggressive manner,” Vazquez said.“He said he had no food, he had no drink, that he was tired, and doesn’t care if he goes to jail. He started screaming all these things, took off his jacket, a black jacket that he had, and threw it on the ground.”

Mayor Eric Adams toldThe Timesthat the incident was “tragic,” and added that “there’s a lot we don’t know about what happened here.”

“However, we do know that there were serious mental health issues in play here, which is why our administration has made record investments in providing care to those who need it and getting people off the streets and the subways, and out of dangerous situations,” he continued.

“When Mr. Neely began aggressively threatening Daniel Penny and the other passengers, Daniel, with the help of others, acted to protect themselves until help arrived,” the statement said. “Daniel never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death.”

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Neely’s family rejected Penny’s account, according toNBC News.

“It is a character assassination and a clear example of why he believed he was entitled to take Jordan’s life,” the family’s attorneys, Donte Mills and Lennon Edwards, told the outlet.

source: people.com