After the ruling that Jordan Neely’s death on a subway train was a homicide, the Manhattan district attorney’s office faced several choices over how to charge his killer.
Some have called for charges after Jordan Neely died after a man held him in a chokehold. But the police released the man, and legal experts say any criminal case could be complex.
Assailants used facial recognition to unlock phones and then looted financial accounts. The crimes, which occurred in Hell’s Kitchen, spread fear in New York’s nightlife.