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The prosecutor has said the man Williams stabbed struck him one or two times first. Witnesses have said the man Penny choked hadn’t touched anyone and made verbal threats.
Jordan Williams’ arrest for killing a man who he says attacked him on a New York City train last week prompted almost immediate comparisons to the case of Daniel Penny, the white subway rider who fatally choked a Black man last month.
Both cases involved the death of subway riders at the hands of another commuter. Suspects in both cases contend they responded to a threat. But the known facts of the two cases indicate that the similarities end there.
Here’s a look at both cases according to published accounts.
Penny’s next court appearance is June 28. Williams is scheduled to be back in court on Aug. 2.
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