misdemeanor assaults on the city s subways are up 18%. petite larceny is up 30% and a recent spree of high profile violent crimes. neeley s family attorneys also speaking today criticizing those in the public that have donated to penny s legal defense. listen. for everyone thought donating $3 million would somehow make this go away or buy his pass is not going to happen. didn t work. you can ask for a refund. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg released a statement earlier today saying that penny held neeley in a choke hold after he stopped moving and offered condolences to the neeley family. martha? thanks. also today, everyone wants to know the answer to this. the report of the text message from hunter biden to a chinese deal maker with suspected ties
would have feared imminent harm. reporter: district attorney alvin bragg s office has so far not commented on the indictment. but new york s mayor, eric adams, said in a statement to the associated press, i have the utmost faith in the judicial court process and now that the grand jury has indicted daniel penny, a trial and justice can move forward. the statement of penny s, appearance has yet to be determined. but it is worth noting that the indictment could include other charges but they are under field seal until that day. back to you. trace: ashley strohmier, thank you. it s been in the author of the upcoming book was killing america, talk radio host jason rantz. great to on. we don t know the exact charges because the indictment has not been unsealed. what are your thoughts on not a big surprise, jason. but still, notable. it is not a surprise but it is a disappointment at least
taylor, thanks very much. great to see you. likewise. martha: any mind, we expect a hearing in the choke held death of jordan neely. they will decide if they will move forward with the charges against daniel penny who says he was trying to keep everyone on the car safe in the face of a threat on the subway that day. mr. neeley was yelling at the passenger faces. they looked terrified. the reason why there is no video at the start of the altercation is because people were too afraid to get away from him. martha: lots of witnesses on that car have testified for this grand jury. penny s attorney joins us with the very latest on what will happen in this case next. produc. . .designed smarter. like a smart coffee grinder - that orders fresh beans for you. oh, genius! for more breakthroughs like that.
issue this is nothing to do with race. steve: and in other localities there is a really good chance that guy never would have been charged with manslaughter but he has been charged. that he was the videos are out there now and can you see what kind of a defense his attorneys are going to launch. they are going to say look, this homeless guy on the train presented a clear and present danger to himself and others. and what did he do? he tried to restrain him. he did not try to kill him. he tried restrain him. mr. penny s next court date is going to be on july 17th. it will be trillioning to see what happened. brian: he just wants to finish college. he obviously has to change that he has to do this all remote now. 9 minutes after the hour. learning more about four indigenous children survived four days are a a deadly plane crash. ainsley: wish and skills that they learned at home. steve: this is a story that they will be making movies out of. kevin corke joins us with more.
connection with jordan neely s death. you are watching fox and friends first s, i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier. penny s legal defense raised 2.7 million, second highest fundraising total in the site s history and penny is speaking out for the first time saying he is deeply saddened by jordan neely s death. a nitta vogel joins us. in his first interview given to new york post, daniel penny says the case has nothing to do with race and if someone needed help in the future, he would step up again. first public comments daniel penny has made since the tragic choke hold killing of jordan neely. penny, a former marine sergeant, maintains this was different from other confrontations he experienced before. he said this has nothing to do