A group of people rally in support of justice for Jordan Neely across the street from the Manhattan criminal courts in New York, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FILE - From right, attorney Donte Mills; Jordan Neely's father, Andre Zachery; attorney Lennon Edwards; and Neely's aunt Mildred Mahazu appear at a news conference in New York City, May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

FILE - A group of several hundred people protest the death of Jordan Neely, May 5, 2023, at Washington Square Park in New York. (AP Photo/Brooke Lansdale, File)

Daniel Penny returns to the courtroom after a break in New York, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Daniel Penny arrives to Manhattan criminal court in New York, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Daniel Penny arrives at the court in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)