‘He Was A Phenomenal Dancer’
Jordan Neely was laid to relaxation on the Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, and mourners remembered him as being an “superb, phenomenal dancer… a mirrored image of Michael Jackson.”
The 30-year-old was choked to loss of life by Daniel Penny on an NYC subway on Might 1, authorities say. Police have since charged Penny with manslaughter in Neely’s loss of life.
Jordan Neely Remembered As “Phenomenal” Dancer: “A Reflection Of MJ,” Pals Say
Mourners remembered Neely’s spot-on Michael Jackson impersonation, the New York Submit reviews. A childhood good friend of Neely’s, Rocco Polanco, even shared his ideas.
“Jordan was a tremendous dancer — phenomenal. He was a mirrored image of Michael Jackson — he had each transfer down pat, and even had the identical facial construction.”
Neely Uplifted Pals With Impeccable MJ-Impersonation After King Of Pop Died Again In 2009
Noel McDonald stated he didn’t know Neely’s household however felt he needed to pay his final respects, in line with The Submit.
“That brother in there was gifted,” McDonald advised The Submit. “He was gifted. And certain he was homeless — he was homeless as a result of he was carrying psychological ache from his mom’s homicide,” McDonald stated in reference to Neely’s mom’s homicide again in 2007.
In the meantime, Polanco stated the 2 regularly frolicked collectively close to Harlem’s notorious Apollo Theater, the outlet reviews.
He added that Neely was the one to uplift their group of mates along with his impersonation after Michael Jackson handed again in 2009.
“He made us all really feel good when Michael Jackson died,” Polanco stated. “Individuals got here to Occasions Sq. simply to see [Jordan].”
Rev. Al Sharpton Offers Eulogy At Neely’s Funeral, Slams Penny For Vigilantism
ABC 7 reviews Rev. Al Sharpton gave a powerful eulogy at Neely’s funeral. He slammed Penny for what he referred to as vigilantism, in line with the outlet.
“A superb Samaritan helps these in bother, they don’t choke them out,” he defined.
On the finish of my eulogy, these gathered start chanting for Jordan Neely. No Justice, No Peace.#JordanNeely
📸: @JtTheCr8Guru pic.twitter.com/JvLO7cKmnd
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) May 19, 2023
The Chokehold And Aftermath: Loss of life Of Jordan Neely
The town medical expert dominated Neely’s loss of life a murder. He died from “compression of neck (chokehold),” it discovered.
Nevertheless, Daniel Penny’s protection crew claims he wasn’t making an attempt to kill Neely when he grabbed him, solely making an attempt to guard himself and different passengers from an irate homeless man.
In the meantime, Neely’s household desires Penny to be tried for homicide in his loss of life and never manslaughter.
Penny stays free on $100,000 bail.
A GoFundMe for Penny has already raised practically $2 million for authorized charges, as reported by The Shade Room.
