Daniel Penny Interrogation Video Reveals Him Telling Detectives ‘I’m Not Trying to Kill the Guy’

[Excerpt McCarthy Daniel PENNY ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy I m Detective ░░░░░░░░ MEDINA I m Detective ░░░░░░░░ I actually work here ░░░░░░░░ 5th Precinct this is ░░░░░░░░ you re at right ░░░░░░░░ PENNY Cool MEDINA How ░░░░░░░░ doing today Daniel PENNY ░░░░░░░░ m doing well How ░░░░░░░░ you guys MEDINA Very ░░░░░░░░ very good McCarthy I ░░░░░░░░ doing well MEDINA You ░░░░░░░░ in the Marine Corps ░░░░░░░░ PENNY I did yes ░░░░░░░░ I served in the ░░░░░░░░ Corps PENNY Oh nice ░░░░░░░░ MEDINA I got my ░░░░░░░░ Death Before Dishonor tattoo ░░░░░░░░ There you go Nice ░░░░░░░░ MEDINA What d you ░░░░░░░░ what was your MOS ░░░░░░░░ the PENNY I was ░░░░░░░░ 0351 MEDINA I was ░░░░░░░░ 0331 PENNY Oh cool ░░░░░░░░ gun weapons platoon nice ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy I was not ░░░░░░░░ the military so I ░░░░░░░░ t know what that ░░░░░░░░ means PENNY That s ░░░░░░░░ another language MEDINA Third ░░░░░░░░ six Marines PENNY OK ░░░░░░░░ you go MEDINA 96 ░░░░░░░░ 2000 PENNY Nice man ░░░░░░░░ Two mid floats did ░░░░░░░░ thing And then I ░░░░░░░░ up here and now ░░░░░░░░ got close to 22 ░░░░░░░░ here now man PENNY ░░░░░░░░ pension coming up MEDINA ░░░░░░░░ man McCarthy I grew ░░░░░░░░ in Queens as well ░░░░░░░░ Nice nice Nice nice ░░░░░░░░ MEDINA That s good ░░░░░░░░ Anyway listen Daniel So ░░░░░░░░ want to talk to ░░░░░░░░ about what happened today ░░░░░░░░ Sure MEDINA You know ░░░░░░░░ you for sticking around ░░░░░░░░ Yeah MEDINA For being ░░░░░░░░ PENNY Absolutely MEDINA And ░░░░░░░░ re both serving in ░░░░░░░░ Marine Corps Anyway before ░░░░░░░░ speak to you about ░░░░░░░░ we have to read ░░░░░░░░ your rights PENNY Sure ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy So I m ░░░░░░░░ to read you your ░░░░░░░░ After each question I ░░░░░░░░ going to say Do ░░░░░░░░ understand Say yes or ░░░░░░░░ in a loud clear ░░░░░░░░ You got to say ░░░░░░░░ or no you can ░░░░░░░░ just like nod your ░░░░░░░░ I got to hear ░░░░░░░░ OK PENNY Okay McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ have the right to ░░░░░░░░ silent and refuse to ░░░░░░░░ questions Do you understand ░░░░░░░░ I understand McCarthy Anything ░░░░░░░░ do say may be ░░░░░░░░ against you in a ░░░░░░░░ of law Do you ░░░░░░░░ PENNY I understand McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ have the right to ░░░░░░░░ an attorney before speaking ░░░░░░░░ the police and to ░░░░░░░░ an attorney present during ░░░░░░░░ questioning now or in ░░░░░░░░ future Do you understand ░░░░░░░░ I understand McCarthy If ░░░░░░░░ cannot afford an attorney ░░░░░░░░ will be provided for ░░░░░░░░ without cost Do you ░░░░░░░░ PENNY I understand McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ you do not have ░░░░░░░░ attorney available you have ░░░░░░░░ right to remain silent ░░░░░░░░ you ve had an ░░░░░░░░ to consult with one ░░░░░░░░ you understand PENNY I ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy Now that I ░░░░░░░░ you of your rights ░░░░░░░░ you willing to answer ░░░░░░░░ PENNY Yes yes McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ kind of run with ░░░░░░░░ and Detective Medina you ░░░░░░░░ the course of your ░░░░░░░░ where you re coming ░░░░░░░░ where you re PENNY ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy going and then ░░░░░░░░ led up to you ░░░░░░░░ the incident on the ░░░░░░░░ PENNY Absolutely So I ░░░░░░░░ class down in Brooklyn ░░░░░░░░ take the F down ░░░░░░░░ Jay Street Metrotech My ░░░░░░░░ is at 12 So ░░░░░░░░ the class finished up ░░░░░░░░ was going straight to ░░░░░░░░ gym I go to ░░░░░░░░ gym at Life Time ░░░░░░░░ 23rd Street So I ░░░░░░░░ off I take the ░░░░░░░░ straight from school to ░░░░░░░░ gym I was on ░░░░░░░░ I forget what stop ░░░░░░░░ was at but some ░░░░░░░░ came in And he ░░░░░░░░ like whipped his jacket ░░░░░░░░ And he s like ░░░░░░░░ m going to kill ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ m going to I ░░░░░░░░ go to prison forever ░░░░░░░░ don t care I ░░░░░░░░ do this At that ░░░░░░░░ I look to the ░░░░░░░░ next to me like ░░░░░░░░ just hang on to ░░░░░░░░ phone for me I ░░░░░░░░ my headphones in I ░░░░░░░░ them off and just ░░░░░░░░ of like grabbed him ░░░░░░░░ behind because he came ░░░░░░░░ just to like because ░░░░░░░░ was acting like a ░░░░░░░░ like a crazy person ░░░░░░░░ And he was rolling ░░░░░░░░ the floor and at ░░░░░░░░ point the train stopped ░░░░░░░░ was like Someone call ░░░░░░░░ cops And he s ░░░░░░░░ like rolling around still ░░░░░░░░ crazy I had two ░░░░░░░░ guys kind of help ░░░░░░░░ just kind of keep ░░░░░░░░ from from going nuts ░░░░░░░░ yeah that s when ░░░░░░░░ guys came McCarthy OK ░░░░░░░░ Did he seem like ░░░░░░░░ was on something PENNY ░░░░░░░░ absolutely MEDINA High PENNY ░░░░░░░░ like that I mean ░░░░░░░░ that K2 that they ░░░░░░░░ smoking pushing people in ░░░░░░░░ like these people are ░░░░░░░░ crazy So MEDINA So ░░░░░░░░ seemed he seemed off ░░░░░░░░ A little bit yeah ░░░░░░░░ Now explain the interaction ░░░░░░░░ had with him PENNY ░░░░░░░░ I came up he ░░░░░░░░ had his back turned ░░░░░░░░ me and I just ░░░░░░░░ of got him in ░░░░░░░░ hold got him to ░░░░░░░░ ground He s still ░░░░░░░░ squirming around and still ░░░░░░░░ know going crazy I ░░░░░░░░ to the guy like ░░░░░░░░ call the cops Because ░░░░░░░░ the the the train ░░░░░░░░ in Broadway MEDINA Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And and then waited ░░░░░░░░ you guys MEDINA Danny ░░░░░░░░ said Daniel right PENNY ░░░░░░░░ that s correct MEDINA ░░░░░░░░ you mind showing me ░░░░░░░░ Sure yeah Yeah So ░░░░░░░░ was standing behind me ░░░░░░░░ I kind of came ░░░░░░░░ this MEDINA OK Did ░░░░░░░░ apply pressure Daniel PENNY ░░░░░░░░ I did I wasn ░░░░░░░░ I just wanted to ░░░░░░░░ him from getting to ░░░░░░░░ MEDINA Did you put ░░░░░░░░ hooks in PENNY I ░░░░░░░░ wrapped my legs McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ you learn jujitsu from ░░░░░░░░ Marine Corps PENNY I ░░░░░░░░ yes MEDINA You learned ░░░░░░░░ to grapple in the ░░░░░░░░ Corps What belt level ░░░░░░░░ made it to PENNY ░░░░░░░░ MEDINA Green belt PENNY ░░░░░░░░ Yeah McCarthy Is it ░░░░░░░░ PENNY It s all ░░░░░░░░ I was a little ░░░░░░░░ yeah I should have ░░░░░░░░ higher man you know ░░░░░░░░ Should have applied yourself ░░░░░░░░ PENNY Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ s 20 20 right ░░░░░░░░ So he says you ░░░░░░░░ if I don t ░░░░░░░░ this I m going ░░░░░░░░ kill everyone PENNY Going ░░░░░░░░ jail forever I m ░░░░░░░░ to McCarthy Yeah Is ░░░░░░░░ at that point that ░░░░░░░░ when you get up ░░░░░░░░ decide to put him ░░░░░░░░ the hold PENNY I ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy Because it looks ░░░░░░░░ a sleeper hold to ░░░░░░░░ Like PENNY Right yeah ░░░░░░░░ something similar to like ░░░░░░░░ I m not trying ░░░░░░░░ like I m not ░░░░░░░░ to like kill the ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy Right PENNY I ░░░░░░░░ just trying to make ░░░░░░░░ de escalate the situation ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy I understand I ░░░░░░░░