A grand jury has formally indicted a white man on criminal charges in the vigilante chokehold death of an unarmed Black man on the subway in New York City last month, according to reports.

The New York Daily News cited a law enforcement source when reporting that Daniel Penny was on Wednesday officially charged with second-degree manslaughter for the homicide of Jordan Neely, who was in the throes of a mental health crisis when he was placed in the deadly restraint.

Even the right-wing tabloid the New York Post, which has lent sympathetic coverage to Penny, reported that its sources had confirmed the indictment that was reached on Wednesday.

The indictment comes come than a month after Penny, 24, surrendered and was arrested, prompting the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to refer the case to a grand jury.

Eyewitnesses abroad on the F-line train that fateful day on May 1 claim Neely was acting erratically and yelling that he was hungry and didn’t care if he went to jail. Penny, a former Marine who is trained to kill, is accused of coming up behind Neely and placing him in a chokehold that lasted minutes. With the help of two unidentified men, Penny was able to keep Neely restrained via the chokehold until there was no more life in the 30-year-old’s body.

Penny was arrested on the scene but later released without any criminal charges, sparking an uproar over the lack of accountability for employing deadly force over a perceived physical threat from Neely.

Nearly two full weeks later, Penny and his lawyers were allowed by law enforcement to orchestrate his surrender.

This is a developing story that will be updated as additional information becomes available.

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