Daniel Penny denies racism in fatal chokehold incident

Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged with manslaughter after putting a Black man, Jordan Neely, in a fatal chokehold, denies that the encounter was motivated by race and claims he is not a white supremacist. Neely's family's attorney called Penny a killer and questioned why he did not let go of the chokehold until Neely was dead. Penny's attorneys claim that Neely was aggressively threatening passengers, but Neely's family rejected that account. Penny was released on bail pending trial, and right-wing political figures and groups have compared him to a good Samaritan who rescued the public from danger.