Alvin Bragg’s challenger Maud Maron says the Manhattan district attorney brought the Daniel Penny case being brought to trial was a “clear indication of his poor judgment”.

Daniel Penny was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter Monday morning in the chokehold of Jordan Neely. The 26-year-old Marine veteran grabbed Neely from behind in a chokehold after the 30-year-old homeless schizophrenic, who had an active arrest warrant, stormed onto the train shouting death threats while high on synthetic marijuana.

“I think a lot of New Yorkers breathed a sigh of relief with this verdict because this was the case that shouldn’t have been,” Maron told “The Story” on Monday. “Actually, it shouldn’t have gone to a jury because I think too many New Yorkers have been on the same type of subway where there was a person who was mentally ill, using drugs, or both, and engaging in violence or behaves in a threatening manner.” I know a lot of other New Yorkers and whatnot Daniel Penny what he did just wasn’t criminal.

DANIEL PENNY FOUND NOT GUILTY IN SUBWAY STRANGLEHOLD TRIAL

Daniel Penny leaves court after being found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely on Monday, December 9, 2024. After the verdict was read, Daniel Penny hastily left the court with his lawyers. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)

Maron says it’s “tragic” that Jordan Neely died and no one, including Daniel Penny, wanted him to die.

“The police who questioned Daniel Penny and did not immediately file a report, and the eyewitnesses on the subway who said they felt threatened and were grateful that he interacted, clearly show that common sense understands what happened on the subway.” That day was not a crime, but it was a young man who had no criminal record, who served this country and who really tried to do the right thing to protect people. “

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Daniel Penny arrives at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York, NY on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)

Manhattan DA candidate says it’s up to voters to remove him from office Bragg from the office.

“It’s up to the voters of Manhattan to know that if we want to have a different result, we have to have a different person in the district attorney’s office,” she told Fox News. “We need security and we need to get rid of Alvin Bragg.”

Fox News’ Michael Ruiz, CB Cotton, Grace Taggart and Kristine Parks contributed to this report.