police and inside that police station as we speak. good morning. it s friday. i m bill hemmer. dana: a lot of news on friday. i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. moments ago danny penny surrendered to police in manhattan expected to appear in court in a few hours. prosecutors will charge him with second degree manslaughter and it could put him in jail for up to 15 years. bill: penny is the marine who put jordan neely in a choke hold on a new york subway on the first of may. witnesses say neely was acting aggressively toward passengers repeatedly. his death was ruled a homicide. penny says he was trying to protect the passengers and did not mean to kill him. dana: the case putting tremendous pressure on manhattan district attorney alvin bragg opting to charge penny without convening a grand jury. the decision is all about politics critics say. this marine was trying to save those individuals on that subway. i guarantee you every one of those individuals w
calls for penny arrest after the medical examiner ruled it a homicide. witnesses said neely known for impersonating michael jackson was well-known to homeless outreach workers and police and according to the new york post had been arrested and charged multiple times before. witnesses on board the train last week said neely was yelling and threatening passengers before penny placed him in a choke hold. penny s attorney said the marine veteran surrendered with his his tre of service to this great nation. protestors have been on the streets demanding charges against penny calling neely s death a murder. the protest at the times during violent add disruptive. the foreign for neely s family will hold a news conference in a few hours. if penny is found guilty he could face up to 15 years in prison. he is still inside the fifth precinct. we ll bring you more as we get