After eight days of jury selection, Navy veteran Daniel Penny murder trial It began Friday with the death of Jordan Neely, an erratic homeless man whom he strangled during an outburst on the subway.

Twelve jurors and four alternates were selected from a pool of more than 100 Manhattan residents to weigh Penny’s fate.

During part of an eight-day selection process, jurors were asked about their favorite news organizations, whether they personally knew crime victims, drug addicts or people with mental illness, and how much disorder they had seen in the city’s subway system. city.

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Daniel Penny arrives for opening arguments in his trial in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on November 1, 2024. Penny, a Navy veteran, is charged with second-degree murder and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely in 2023 on a new York City Subway. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital)

JURY #1

A marketing and communications representative for a nonprofit arts agency who said she has seen outbursts on the subway before and previously served as a substitute juror in an armed robbery case.

Originally from New Jersey, she said she feels apprehensive about being physically threatened, has a master’s degree in theater management and also teaches marketing.

JURY #2

A man who lives in Washington Heights and works in the healthcare sector. During the selection process, he said he had never seen a disturbance by a subway passenger.

He came to the United States from his native Philippines.

JURY #3

A computer programmer from the East Village who is originally from Atlanta. He occasionally rides the subway, has never seen an outburst or been threatened, and likes video games.

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Screenshot of a bystander video showing Jordan Neely being held in a chokehold on the New York City subway. (New York Lights/Juan Alberto Vázquez via Storyful)

JURY #4

A lawyer from Yorkville. He had relatives in both the military and police departments, but he said he will be able to follow the judge’s instructions and be a fair juror.

She has witnessed outbursts on the subway and has felt personally attacked.

JURY #5

An Upper East Side retiree who said during the screening process that he rides the subway once or twice a week and has witnessed outbursts and felt personally attacked, but has not called the police.

He previously served on two grand juries.

Protesters, including Jordan Neely’s uncle Christopher Neely, gather calling for justice for Jordan Neely outside the trial of Daniel Penny at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York City on Friday, November 1, 2024. Today is the first day from opening statements in Penny’s trial, where he is charged with second-degree murder and criminally negligent homicide in the 2023 death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital)

JURY #6

Retired librarian from Morningside Heights, near Columbia University. She served on a jury a decade ago, her daughter was assaulted once in Times Square, and despite riding the subway daily, she has never seen an outburst or been attacked.

JURY #7

An Upper West Side man who rides the subway regularly but said he had never been harassed on the city’s rail system. However, he has seen outbursts.

This undated photo, provided by Mills and Edwards, LLP, in New York, Friday, May 12, 2023, shows Jordan Neely, left, with Carolyn Neely, an aunt. Daniel Penny, 24, a U.S. Navy veteran who used a fatal chokehold on agitated New York City subway passenger Jordan Neely, was released from custody hours after turning himself in to face a charge of involuntary manslaughter filed nearly two weeks after the encounter. (Courtesy of Mills & Edwards, LLP via AP)

JURY #8

An East Village woman who came to the United States from Ukraine 45 years ago. She is a retired journalist who works in a gift shop and supports her unemployed son.

He said he doesn’t ride the subway as much as he used to, but he’s never had any problems.

JURY #9

A Nebraska native who has lived on the Upper West Side for more than 40 years with her husband, a former advertiser who survived a street robbery.

He has served on two previous juries and said, “Yes, of course.” She has witnessed outbursts on the subway, although none had attacked her personally.

A sketch shows Daniel Penny appearing before Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday, October 21, 2024, in New York City. Daniel Penny is on trial for the asphyxiation death of Jordan Neely. (Jane Rosenberg)

JURY #10

A West Village woman who was harassed in a nearly empty subway car said during the screening process that force could be justified under certain circumstances.

Despite his distressing encounter on the subway, he said he did not call the police. She and her friend changed cars to get away from an erratic man who was insulting and insulting them.

JURY #11

An inner-city lawyer who survived a robbery four years ago. A regular subway user, he said he has witnessed outbursts but has never been personally attacked.

JURY #12

A paralegal who does not work on criminal cases.

She said she is a regular person who has seen outbursts but has never been personally harassed.

The twelve jurors and four alternates took their seats Friday for opening statements.

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Penny is a 25-year Marine Corps veteran and college student majoring in architecture.

Neely was a 30-year-old homeless man and former Michael Jackson impersonator with a history of mental illness and criminality, including a previous charge of assaulting a 67-year-old person. new york city woman in 2021.

Penny faces up to 19 years in prison if convicted.