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Manslaughter Charge Dropped Against Daniel Penny After Jury Deadlocks

A Manhattan judge agreed to drop the manslaughter charge faced by Daniel Penny, after prosecutors sought the move following a deadlock by the jury deciding the ex-Marine's fate. Penny still faces charges of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 chokehold death of Jordan Neely. But on Friday, after three days of jury deliberations failed to render a verdict, the Manhattan District Attorney asked Judge Maxwell Wiley to drop the manslaughter charge Penny was facing, which could have...