daniel penny could impact the safety of every american, a look at what happened 3 weeks ago. on afternoon of may 1, passengers taking the f train in a subway station in new york city. at 2:27 p.m. police received a report of a fight on the train. a minute later, another report of threats. and a quote customer armed with a knife or gun. two minutes later, police are called for an assault in progress. and 30-year old homeless man jordan neely is reportedly seen screaming and acting aggressively toward passengers. then, one passenger steps in. 24-year-old marine veteran daniel penny. penny is caught on video holding back jordan neely with a chokehold. 10 minutes later, 2:cl:36. nypd officers arrive on the scene, neely seems to be no longer responsive, emergency crews try to revive him, penny remained dnot leave, neil so rushed to the hospital where doctors pronounces him dead. the train where the struggle took place is now a declared crime scene and penny is questioned by the ny
yes. we were in frequent contact with the da s office. judge jeanine: how did you find out about the changes? well we were told that there was going to be a grand jury presentation, then that would take some time. then it was a very kind of deliberate process, not rushed. then suddenly, we got a call one night before danny was asked to surrender said he has to surrounder to the police department tomorrow. at that point, what do you mean? this was a la a long process, that said, just pick up the phone, and say danny police need you, he was there. the time they asked him to be there to start the process. it didn t seem to make and sense as to the sudden urgency, however that is the way in which they decided to proceed. judge jeanine: well you are waiting for a possible grand
To put themselves in harm s way and to react to a difficult situation, with the fear they will be judged later and possibly punished for what they tried to do to help. judge jeanine: and you know. you reference the legal defense fund, it is over 2 million why do you think that is so successful. i think it really struck a cord and i think that people understand what at risk. i would want to mention it has to do with danny, danny is a hero in his own right, his service, he stepped forward and put his own well being in jeopardy. but it is deeper, it goes to the very essence of what keeps us safe. each other. right, we have the police, right? we have the first responders. and we rely on them, we do, but reality is they can t be
This is say tragedy, no one is here to villainize mr. neely, but danny is coming to grips with this situation and the aftermath of it all. judge jeanine: we reached out to the neely family attorneys, they were not avalavaluable for ain t ter view. note available. coming up, who was the real jordan neely, an all-star panel joins me to expose his criminal past, including 42 arrests and what wentbu wrong. il helping them achieve financial freedom. we re providing greater access to investing, with low-cost options to help maximize savings. from the plains to the coasts, we help americans invest for their future. and help communities thrive.
That stayed on the train. judge jeanine: daniel cooperated with police right after and went to the police station, why was he let go? well, i mean, we have remember it was a case of self-defense, police saw that and they did not arrest him, did not take him to the station, they asked him can you come down to the station, he was willing to do, that daniel wants to participate in this whatever investigation was going to be. he did, he went there with them, voluntarily and sat down with the police, danny has nothing to hide, he spoke with the police for as long as they wanted, they made a determination based on what he said and witnesses said, that there was no reason to rest him, and they said you are free to go, he left. judge jeanine: the autopsy came back within a day and a half. was daniel surprised by the results? yes. he had it was