An online legal defense fund for Daniel Penny, the US Marine charged in the May 1 choking death of homeless vagrant Jordan Neely, has surpassed $2 million — including a contribution from Kid …
surpassed $2 million on Monday — including a $5,000 contribution from controversial rocker Kid Rock.
Penny, 24, has reeled in donations from nearly 45,000 supporters on the fundraising site as he prepares to fight a second-degree manslaughter charge in the May 1 death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with a history of mental illness. Daniel Penny, 24, at right, was charged with second-degree manslaughter after viral video showed him choking homeless vagrant Jordan Neely to death on a Manhattan F train. His legal defense fund has now surpassed $2 million.Controversial rocker Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, chipped in $5,000 for the legal defense fund of accused subway choker Daniel Penny, 24. Ritchie called Penn “a hero” on the online fundraising site.
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