Penny’s attorney, explained he is considering a malicious prosecution lawsuit, as he sees the case as having been unjust, brought for clearly political reasons rather than in the interest of justice.
As background, Mr. Penny was on a New York City subway car in 2023 when Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with numerous prior arrests and charges, began shouting at passengers and behaving aggressively. Mr. Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran, tried restraining Neely and Neely died following the altercation. DA Bragg brought charges, but Penny was able to beat them.
Mr. Raiser has since appeared on “Fox & Friends.” Doing so on the morning of Wednesday, December 11, he told the show’s co-hosts that Mr. Penny’s prosecution was maliciously brought and ethically dubious at best. He said, “It’s not necessarily even about breaking the law.” He continued, “It’s
