The trial of NYC subway hero Daniel Penny appears close to a verdict, based on a note jurors handed down Friday morning.
The judge overseeing the 26-year-old’s manslaughter trial received a brief note from the 12 Manhattan jurors declaring they have reached an impasse on whether Penny is guilty of killing a disturbed Michael Jackson impersonator on a New York Subway in 2023. Seven women and five men have deliberated for more than two days following dramatic closing arguments that centered on whether Penny used excessive force in placing Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold after he physically threatened passengers who feared he was carrying a deadly weapon.
