Ex-Marine Who Allegedly Killed Jordan Neely Says He’s Not Racist Because He Was Planning To Visit Africa

Penny, who was charged with second-degree manslaughter, added that the incident had “nothing to do with race,” according to the New York Post. He said he judges people “based on their character” and that he’s “not a white supremacist.”
As Blavity previously reported, witnesses said Penny became agitated after Neely made threats to passengers on the subway. A video posted to social media shows Penny confronting Neely and putting him into a chokehold. Neely fell unconscious on the train and later died at the hospital. Police said the 30-year-old impersonator was also facing challenges pertaining to his mental health, as he had been arrested over 40 times.
Neely’s father, Andre Zachery, raved about his son’s Michael Jackson impersonating skills as he reflected on his life. “He was very good at it. He was great at it,” Zachery told the New York Daily News. “I sat him in front of the TV and showed him the Jackson 5. … He took on the Michael Jackson thing and he really formed it very well.”