After the May 2023 subway incident involving Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny putting Jordan Neely, a mentally ill homeless man with a lengthy criminal history, in a submission hold after Neely acted threateningly towards other passengers, it was hard to envision any scenario where the then-24-year-old Penny would get a fair trial.

He was hit with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges, which were brought roughly a week after everything happened by notoriously woke Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Democrat politicos in the Big Apple including Squad leader and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were whipping angry, race-baiting woketivists into a frenzy, inciting subway chaos and panic at a time when cooler heads needed to prevail.

Penny would also have to face a New York City jury who could have been prejudiced against him in the Democrat-run city and/or thanks to the state's infamously woke media machine.

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But as we all know, in the end, Penny ultimately prevailed in the courtroom after a jury looked at the evidence presented, heard witnesses including some who were on the subway that day who believed Penny acted bravely, and found him not guilty in December 2024, roughly 19 months after the harrowing moment that turned his world upside down.

In the aftermath, Penny sat down with Fox News to tell his story, essentially confirming what his defenders had said about him all along: That he was a humble guy who simply wanted to do the right thing, and who said in so many words that he could not have lived with himself had he sat there and done nothing amid Neely's displays of aggressiveness.

Then there was his invitation to sit alongside then-President-Elect Donald Trump and his Vice President-Elect, JD Vance at the Army-Navy game later that week. But after that, Penny understandably took a low profile, shying away from the fanfare and choosing instead to get back to his normal life of being a regular guy who took the subway.

On Tuesday, it was revealed that the future has become even brighter for Penny, with The Free Press reporting he'd landed a job with a top investment firm that believes his military knowledge will help open more doors with the DoD:

In less than two months, Daniel Penny has gone from facing a potential 20 years in prison to landing a role at Andreessen Horowitz, the premier investment firm in Silicon Valley.

In an internal statement seen by The Free Press, David Ulevitch, a general partner at the firm, confirmed the hire.

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Announcing the hire, Ulevitch did not shy away from the May 2023 incident—in fact, he cited Penny’s actions that day when explaining the hire.

“I believe, as I know many of you do, that Daniel acted with courage in a tough situation,” he wrote. “He was acquitted of all charges. Beyond that, it has always been our policy to evaluate the entire person and not judge them for the worst moment in their entire life.”

The independent news outlet also noted there was a Trump connection, observing that the firm’s co-founders - Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz - supported Donald Trump's re-election bid.

Penny's life, of course, will never be the same, but it's refreshing and reassuring to see him land a promising new role where he can put his talents to good use. 

Well done, sir. Well done.