Jordan Neely’s uncle appears in court for wearing a stiletto and handling stolen credit cards – days after he demanded that Daniel Penny stand trial for death by subway chokehold
- A handcuffed Christopher Neely was pictured as he arrived for his Manhattan arraignment on Wednesday after being charged with 4 felonies and 8 misdemeanor counts
- Police have charged Neely with criminal possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, bail and unlawful possession of weapons after the arrest
- Comes days after he called for harsh justice for Daniel Penny, the former Marine charged with manslaughter for strangling his cousin on the subway
Jordan Neely’s uncle, whose death on the subway sparked outrage, has appeared in court on charges of wearing a stiletto and handling stolen credit cards.
Christopher Neely, 44, was escorted in handcuffs on Wednesday for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court.
The career criminal, who like his late cousin has a long criminal record, was charged with four felonies – criminal possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, bail and unlawful possession of a weapon. He was also charged with eight offenses.
His arraignment comes days after he demanded officials not make a plea deal with Daniel Penny, the ex-Marine who silenced his 30-year-old nephew, whose death has sparked heated debate about self-defense and homelessness in the Big Apple.
“He must be prosecuted or he will do it again,” Neely told the New York Post on Sunday. “It’s a slap in the face to Jordan’s family and the people of New York.”
Chrisopher Neely, the uncle of New York City subway victim Jordan Neely, appeared in court Wednesday over charges he used
Neely had an extensive criminal record for subway crimes, including violent assaults against other passengers.
In 2021, Neely attacked an elderly woman as she exited the Bowery station in the East Village. She suffered a broken nose, broken eye socket and “bruising, swelling and significant pain in the back of her head” during the Nov. 12 attack, according to an indictment.
On February 9, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, he admitted to committing a felony in exchange for an alternative to 15 months incarceration.
He would stay in a treatment center and stay sober.
Between January 2020 and August 2021, he was arrested for public lewdness after pulling down his pants and exposing himself to a woman, felony for punching a woman in the face, and criminal contempt for violating a restraining order.
According to Fox News, all three cases were dismissed as part of his Feb. 9 plea deal.
In June 2019, Neely assaulted 68-year-old Filemon Castillo Baltazar on the platform of the W. 4th St. Station in Greenwich Village, court records show.
“Out of the blue he punched me in the face,” the victim told the New York Daily News. He said he saw Neely searching for food in garbage cans before the attack.
A month earlier, Neely punched a man in the face and broke his nose on the Broadway-Lafayette platform — the same subway station where he died.
On both 2019 counts, he pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to six months in prison.