(NewsNation) — The judge in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is charged in the death of Jordan Neely after placing him in a chokehold for several minutes on a New York City subway, implored jurors to reach a verdict Friday.
Judge Maxwell Wiley gave jurors the Allen charge on Friday, which are instructions reminding the jurors of how much time and money has gone into the case and how imperative it is that they reach a decision.
This comes after jurors told Wiley they are unable to come to a unanimous decision on the manslaughter charge against Penny, who also faces one for criminally negligent homicide. Penny has pleaded not guilty.
Deliberations on the count of manslaughter resumed after jurors were given the Allen charge.
Jurors have sent multiple different notes to the judge requesting key pieces of evidence since it began deliberating Tuesday.
The central question they face is whether Penny was justified in placing the chokehold on Neely on May 1, 2023. Witnesses said Neely boarded a train in Manhattan and started acting erratically.
Penny came up behind Neely, grabbed his neck and head, and took him to the floor.
