he said it was then that penny had put neely in a chokehold, and he kept him in that chokehold until they got to the next subway stop. now, at that subway stop they said that penny had continued to hold him for several minutes and then he said two other men restrained neely s legs. then he said at some point mr. neely stopped moving. the defendant continued to hold mr. neely for a period of time and released him. he didn t say how long he held him after neely had stopped moving, but he did say there were paramedics on scene, they tried to resuscitate neely. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. now, lawyers for penny have suggested that they will argue that this former marine was acting in self-defense, in a sense to try to protect the passengers on this train. now, penny will be back in court on july 17th, boris. we know you ll be watching that case closely.
more protests over the choke hold death of a homeless man in a new york city subway last week. a white house spokesperson is mow calling the death tragic and deeply disturbing and says it demands a thorough investigation. last night, police arrested 11 and seized a molotov cocktail. rehema ellis is with me now. break down the latest investigation. this comes as you point out after last night what was supposed to be a vigil. it turned into a protest. police asked some of the demonstrators at the subway stop to move away from the entrance. some disagreed, a scuffle ensued. 11 people were arrested. they have been released since then. molotov cocktail also found there according to police. the investigation is ongoing.
has not been charged with a crime as investigations into the incident are ongoing. i want to bring in nbc s george here in new york where demonstrations and a vigil are happening today. if you will, give us the latest on the aftermath of this situation so far. yes as you can see, we are in the middle of a protest right now. justice for jordan neely. so at any moment this could keep moving. they started right here in soho at the subway stop where jordan nearly lost his life. so there s still a lot of moving parts to this. we know that there are sources that appears a grand jury will be convened to produce some of the evidence in this case from the medical examiner s report that confirms that jordan nearly died from a chokehold. and that video that of course millions have not seen. where the 24 year old seemed to put him we should have mentioned that nobody has been charged at this point, and
know you just got new information about this victim, jordan neely. tell us. reporter: yeah. so this happened at the subway stop behind me, but part of what we re learning is a witness is saying that based on what he saw, there s no way that these two would have interacted before this actually unfolded. that s because the witness says as soon as neely entered the subway car he began yelling almost immediately. according to this witness, he was yelling, i don t care if i die, i don t care if i go to jail, i don t have any food, i m done. not long after, that s when the witness says that this other passenger came up behind jordan neely and put him in a choke hold that at the least lasted several minutes. and once the train stopped, passengers ran off. and this witness says despite any of the frightening behavior is how he described it that was happening beforehand, he didn t see neely specifically attack anyone before this happened.
your bags will have to be checked. in many of these rallies in japan. that is not the case, and many of these rallies are open to the public. i just was at a subway stop, and there is a politician campaigning there no restrictions, but as far as the g seven rosemary security will be very tight and again less access for the public. right marks. george joining us live from tokyo. many thanks for that report. french president emmanuel macron is expected to address the nation in the coming hours just days after an acting his controversial plan to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, france s prime minister said on saturday that the government is determined to keep pushing forward with the reforms. meanwhile union leaders are vowing to continue with their protests. the country s biggest union is calling for two demonstrations later this month , as well as a massive turnout on may 1st international labor day. well not even the orthodox easter could stop the russian