‘He Was Rolling Around, Going Crazy’: Jury Hears Daniel Penny in His Own Words During Police Interrogation Describe Homeless Michael Jackson Impersonator

The jury also heard from the Marines martial arts trainer who taught the defendant how to perform the deadly chokehold.

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Daniel Penny walks out of the courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court on November 12, 2024 at New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The jury in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who put a Michael Jackson impersonator in a fatal chokehold on a New York subway last year, heard the defendant speak for the first time since the trial began when prosecutors played Mr. Penny’s interrogation video. 

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