LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson weighed in on Daniel Penny’s acquittal in the strangulation death of Jordan Neely on Monday.
Mickelson expressed support for Penny last week after the manslaughter charge was dismissed. He then called the jury’s decision “common sense.”
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Phil Mickelson greets fans during the final round of the LIV Golf Houston tournament on June 9, 2024. (Erik Williams-USA Today Sports)
“Finally some common sense,” Mickelson wrote in an article on should become unemployed.”
Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide.
Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran and architecture student, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for the subway strangulation death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia who burst onto the train shouting death threats while high. on a type of synthetic marijuana known as K2.
Daniel Penny arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York on Monday, December 9, 2024. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital)
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In a statement, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office filed charges against Penny with a grand jury indictment after police questioned and released him in connection with the incident, said he would respect the jury’s decision. However, he also condemned the “unacceptable” behavior he said was aimed at his prosecutors.
“Unfortunately, throughout the duration of this trial, talented career prosecutors and their family members have been bombarded with hatred and threats – on social media, by phone and by email,” he said . “Simply put, this is unacceptable and everyone, regardless of their opinion on this matter, should condemn it.”
Mickelson also expressed his support for Penny earlier today.
Daniel Penny leaves court after being found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely, Monday December 9, 2024. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
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“If some deranged individual threatens to kill you, hope there’s a Daniel Penny around,” he wrote in part on X.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz and Grace Taggart contributed to this report.
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