The Marine veteran's legal team is being flooded with cash after New York prosecutors announced he would be criminally charged in the death of Jordan Neely.
, a 24-year-old white man, was captured on video placing Neely, a Black former street performer with a history of homelessness and mental health issues, in a chokehold that turned deadly during a subway ride in New York City last week.
A spokesperson from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in a statement on Thursday that Penny will be"on a charge of Manslaughter in the Second Degree," with an arraignment expected to take place on Friday. The fundraising page describes Penny as a"twenty-four-year-old college student and decorated Marine veteran" who is"facing a criminal investigation stemming from him protecting individuals on a NYC subway train from an assailant who later died."
"Any proceeds collected which exceed those necessary to cover Mr. Penny's legal defense will be donated to a mental health advocacy program in New York City," it continues.
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