Following Marine veteran Daniel Penny's acquittal in the Jordan Neely case, his defense team is contemplating a malicious prosecution lawsuit against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and others involved in the prosecution. Penny's attorney, Steven Raiser, expressed his belief that the prosecution pursued charges despite knowing their weakness, ultimately dropping the initial manslaughter charge to focus on a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. Raiser criticized Bragg for what he perceived as ethical breaches in the case's handling and suggested collusion between Bragg's office and the medical examiner's office, alleging that the medical examiner acted swiftly at the behest of the district attorney. The lawsuit would address these concerns, focusing on the alleged collaboration between the two offices. Penny was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide after restraining Neely, a homeless man, in a chokehold on the subway following Neely's alleged threats towards passengers. The jury's inability to reach a unanimous verdict on the manslaughter charge led the prosecution to drop it, ultimately resulting in Penny's acquittal on the lesser charge. In a subsequent interview, Penny expressed no remorse for his actions, stating that he believed he acted to prevent harm to other passengers.