The man seen on video helping Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely on board the subway last year took the stand Tuesday on day five of witness testimony in Penny's trial.
NEW YORK â The man seen on video helping Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely on board the subway last year took the stand Tuesday on day five of witness testimony in Penny's trial.Penny has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in Neely's chokehold death.Prosecutors say Penny's intentions were good but argue he used excessive force. The defense says Penny was trying to protect train riders.
Gonzalez testified Neely tapped someone indicating he wanted to be released, to which Gonzalez told the jury he said, 'We're not going to let you go until cops arrive.' Gonzalez added, 'At some point, Jordan Neely's body goes limp and I let go.'Then he says Penny let go.Gonzalez says he put Neely on his side, checked and found a pulse then left because he was 'scared ... that a person could die.
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