TOPIC 1- JORDAN NEELY'S DAD FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST DANIEL PENNY AFTER SUBWAY CHOKEHOLD
The father of a homeless New York City man who died after a Marine veteran put him in a chokehold to stop an outburst that included death threats against subway passengers is suing. Jordan Neely, 30, died after Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old architecture student, grabbed him from behind in a headlock and wrestled him to the ground. Jurors were still deliberating Penny's fate in a manslaughter trial...
TOPIC 1- JORDAN NEELY'S DAD FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST DANIEL PENNY AFTER SUBWAY CHOKEHOLD
The father of a homeless New York City man who died after a Marine veteran put him in a chokehold to stop an outburst that included death threats against subway passengers is suing. Jordan Neely, 30, died after Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old architecture student, grabbed him from behind in a headlock and wrestled him to the ground. Jurors were still deliberating Penny's fate in a manslaughter trial Wednesday when Neely's father, Andre Zachary, revealed the lawsuit. A copy of the complaint provided by Donte Mills, Zachary's attorney, alleged Penny negligently assaulted, battered and seriously injured Neely, causing his death. Penny faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charge, manslaughter.
TOPIC 2- NEW LOS ANGELES DA PROMISES ‘HARD MIDDLE APPROACH' IN BID TO RESTORE LAW FOLLOWING GEORGE GASCÓN'S REIGN
A new top prosecutor was sworn in on Tuesday in one of California's most progressive cities, promising a "hard middle approach" as Los Angeles attempts to turn the page on rampant crime and lax prosecutorial policies. Nathan Hochman is the new Los Angeles County District Attorney, taking office after ousting the previous district attorney, George Gascón. Hochman won against the incumbent after promising a tougher-on-crime approach, while also rejecting mass incarceration. Throughout his campaign, Hochman touted his "hard middle approach," saying that "the voices of the residents of L.A. County have been heard, and they're saying enough is enough of George Gascón's policies, and they look forward to a safer future."
TOPIC 3- AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JANITOR IS SUING AFTER HE WAS WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER A WOMAN HE CLAIMS IS MENTALLY ILL LIED WHEN SHE TOLD POLICE HE WAS RAPING KIDS.
A California elementary school janitor was wrongfully locked up in prison for five years after a “mentally ill woman” and “self-confessed opioid addict” lied to cops that he was raping young kids, a new lawsuit claims. Pedro Martinez, now 55, was working as the custodian at Maple Elementary School near Bakersfield when he was suddenly arrested and slapped with a slew of child sexual assault charges in 2019. The janitor spent the next few years behind bars until he was eventually acquitted on all counts in December 2023 — but not before being “publicly humiliated,” “demonized” and wrongfully “labeled a child molester,” according to the suit filed in California’s District Court.
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