Andre Zachary, father of Jordan Neely, at a press conference outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Daniel Penny, center, arrives at criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Daniel Penny arrives at criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

A person protests the not guilty verdict of Daniel Penny outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Attorney Donte Mills, left, comforts an emotional Andre Zachary, father of Jordan Neely, outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Rival protesters for the Daniel Penny trial gather outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Andre Zachary, father of Jordan Neely, and attorney Donte Mills outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

A person protesting the not guilty verdict of Daniel Penny is arrested by police outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

A person protests the not guilty verdict of Daniel Penny, not pictured, outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

A person protesting the not guilty verdict of Daniel Penny is arrested by police outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Daniel Penny, center, arrives at criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

People protest the not guilty verdict of Daniel Penny outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)