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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1661139709395980290[/twitter]

An uncle of Jordan Neely — the homeless man choked to death on the subway this month — was arrested near the Port Authority Bus Terminal for allegedly stealing purses from restaurants, police sources said Tuesday.

Christopher Neely, 44, had acted as something of a representative for the grieving family in the aftermath of his 30-year-old nephew’s May 1 death, frequently speaking out about the lightning-rod case.

But Neely was also allegedly wanted for a pattern of grand larceny, including the handbag thefts, according to the sources.

A member of the NYPD’s pickpocket team spotted Neely, of Hamilton Heights, at about 11 p.m. Monday near the Manhattan bus station.

He allegedly took off when the officer approached him — and fought back when cops caught up to him after a brief chase, the sources said.

Eventually, authorities cuffed him and charged him with criminal possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, bail jumping and unlawful possession of a weapon.

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This really doesn't have anything to do with Jordan Neely's death apart from the fact that it's his uncle. Also I notice that the word "allegedly" is used 3 times. It's almost as if the writer of this article is somehow trying to diminish the Neely family. [/quote]

That's not what allegedly means.  It doesn't diminish the subject, it is intended to protect them (and the writer).

And yes, this does have something to do with this thread, unfortunately.[/quote]No, it doesn't have anything to do with Neely's death unless you're looking to find a way to find fault with Neely's family.

If Jordan Neely's uncle was a war hero would that have change anything concerning Jordan's death? [/quote]

Yes, his uncle's arrest is very much related to this thread. 
His uncle became somewhat of the family's spokesperson following the subway incident. 
He said he didn't think Penny deserved a plea deal.  
And, he has quite the record......And, yet... he is out with no bail even though there was a warrant out for his arrest.

[quote]An uncle of subway chokehold victim Jordan Neely’s who was arrested for stealing credit cards was released Wednesday after his attorney said he’d been a “rock” for his grieving family.

Manhattan prosecutors sought to hold Christopher Neely, 44, on $10,000 bail because he was on probation in a 2019 grand larceny case at the time of his arrest Monday night.

He also had a warrant out for his arrest for violating his probation when he was busted near the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Assistant District Attorney Evan Rufrano said at Neely’s Manhattan Criminal Court arraignment.

But Neely’s public defender, Gurmeet Singh, argued that his client had been a father figure to his late nephew – and that Jordan’s death on May 1 after ex-Marine Daniel Penny put him in a chokehold had exacted a tremendous toll on the family.

Prosecutors said Neely was arrested 20 times since June 2022, while on probation, on charges of either grand larceny or criminal possession of stolen property for allegedly stealing people’s bags and wallets, then using their credit cards.

Rufrano said the DA’s office was moving forward with prosecuting three of the incidents — hitting Neely with a total 12 counts of grand larceny in the fourth degree and one count of resisting arrest — while the other cases need further investigation.

When he was arrested, Neely had on him seven credit cards that bore different names, Rufrano said[/quote]

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