Some of this man's un-empty threats.
NEW YORK CITY (TND) — An assault victim of Jordan Neely, the man killed Monday afternoon on the New York City Subway after his alleged harassment of other passengers led to a former Marine putting him in a chokehold, says Neely should have been in rehab and not on the street at the time of his death, according to a new report.
Filemon Castillo Baltazar, 68, who was assaulted by Neely on the subway in 2019, told the
New York Daily News that he wasn't sure if what the Marine did was right, but insisted he should not be arrested.
Everyone in different situations has reasons for what they do. The Marine shouldn't be punished. Who knows what that guy might have done to other people,"Baltazar said of Neely, who he insisted "should have been in some rehab center."
Neely was ultimately charged with assaulting Baltazar and the case was eventually adjudicated, but the result was sealed, the NY Daily News reported.
Two years after the assault on Baltazar, Neely was once again arrested for punching a 67-year-old female in the face as she exited the New York City Subway system. Neely pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 months in an alternative-to-incarceration program that he could complete in order to get the charges reduced and face no jail time.
But, at the time of his death, Neely had a warrant out for his arrest when he skipped a court date to check up on Neely's progress in the program.
In addition to these assaults, Neely had been arrested around 40 times prior to his death Monday, the NY Daily News reported.