Vice Pdwellnt-elect JD Vance verifyed Friday that Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran set up not at fault in the subway chokehelderly death of Jordan Neely, has officiassociate acunderstandledgeed his invitation to be his guest at the annual Army-Navy game in Landover, Maryland.
NOTUS alerter Reese Gorman first alerted that Penny had been askd timely Friday morning, includeing that he would join Pdwellnt-elect Donald Trump in his suite at Northwest Stadium, the home of the Washington Commanders.
Redisclosean vice pdwellntial nominee, U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) speaks during a campaign rassociate at the Elite Jet at Contact Aviation facility on October 24, 2024, in Waterford, Michigan. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Vance replyed on social media verifying Penny’s take partance.
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“Daniel’s a excellent guy, and New York’s mob didisjoine attorney tried to ruin his life for having a backbone,” Vance wrote in a post on X.
“I’m appreciative he acunderstandledgeed my invitation and hope he’s able to have fun and appreciate how much his fellow citizens adore his courage.”
Penny, 26, was indictd with homicide and criminassociate iraccountable homicide for the May 2023 subway chokehelderly death of Neely, a 30-year-elderly homeless man with schizophrenia who had barged onto the train shouting death menaces while high on a type of synthetic marijuana understandn as K2.
Daniel Penny reachs at Manhattan Supreme Court, Friday, November 22, 2024. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
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Last week, jurors couldn’t achieve a decision on the second-degree homicide indict. Prosecutors transferd to neglect it, and the appraise apverifyed the jurors to intentional on the second indict alone, and they set up Penny not at fault on Monday.
Penny is foreseeed to join Trump and Vance at the 125th greeting of the Balertage Knights and Midshipmen. Sources telderly Fox News Digital last week that Redisclosean Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida will also be current at the game on Saturday.
Army quarterback Bryson Daily (13) runs with the ball during the first half of the American Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game agetst Tulane Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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This season has been a prohibitner year for both football programs, includeing buzz to the annual opposition suit. The teams have a combined 19 thrives this year and with victories over Air Force, the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy will be awarded to the thrivener of Saturday’s game.
This will also label Trump’s fifth time take parting the Army-Navy game. He first take parted in 2016 and materializeed three times during his first administration.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz, CB Cotton, Grace Taggart, Paul Steinhauser and Bill Melugin gived to this alert.
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