The day before a homeless man went on a scary rant on the subway that ultimately resulted in his death, he nearly pushed someone to the tracks at the same station, according to a Reddit user who posted about the incident.
Jordan Neely was allegedly hanging around the Broadway-Lafayette station in Lower Manhattan Sunday night, the person wrote on Reddit.
The day before Jordan Neely was placed in a chokehold on a subway, he nearly pushed someone to the tracks at the same station, according to a Reddit user who posted about the incident. Provided by Carolyn Neely
Jordan Neely was filmed on the subway in a chokehold that eventually led to his death. Juan Vazquez“This man jumped on me, grabbed my shoulders, and pushed me towards the tracks Sunday night at this very station,” a Reddit user posted Wednesday.
They declined to discuss the terrifying incident further. “I was able to run away but he got physical and chased other people standing on the platform before getting on an uptown train.”
“This whole thing is so sad.”
The next day, Neely appeared to be having a mental episode on an F train at the same subway stop just before 2:30 p.m., shouting at passengers that he was hungry and didn’t “care if I go to jail, and if they give me life in prison,” according to witnesses and police.
Jordan Neely was allegedly hanging around the Broadway-Lafayette station Sunday night when he tried to push a straphanger into the subway tracks, the person wrote on Reddit. Paul Martinka for NY Post
Neely was filmed laying down on the subway after being placed in a chokehold. Juan Vazquez
Protesters march through the Broadway-Lafayette subway station to protest the death of Jordan Neely. APThe next day, Neely, 30, appeared to be having a mental episode on an F train at the same stop just before 2:30 p.m., shouting at passengers that he was hungry and didn’t “care if I go to jail, and if they give me life in prison,” according to witnesses and police.
Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old Marine, was recorded on video trying to restrain Neely in a fatal chokehold, which lasted for several minutes.
“This whole thing is so sad,” the Reddit user wrote.
