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Daniel Penny, recently acquitted in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, will attend the Army-Navy game as a guest of Vice President-elect JD Vance. The event will be held at the Washington Commanders Stadium, where they will watch from Donald Trump's suite. Penny's acquittal in the controversial case, which involved racial and political tensions, has been praised by Vance, who criticized the prosecution as unjust.
Daniel Penny, a former Marine, has spoken out after being acquitted in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely, describing the vulnerable position he felt during the incident. Penny explained that Neely was acting erratically and threatening passengers, prompting him to intervene. The case, which highlighted issues of homelessness, mental illness, and race, saw the jury deliberating for over 24 hours before acquitting Penny of criminally negligent homicide. The more serious charge of manslaughter was dismissed earlier in the trial.