Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shared a fundraiser for Marine veteran Daniel Penny on Friday night after the 24-year-old turned himself in to authorities earlier in the day to face a second-degree manslaughter charge over the death of Jordan Neely.

“We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left’s pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens,” DeSantis tweeted along with a link to the fundraiser. “We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let’s show this Marine… America’s got his back.”

We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left's pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens. We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let’s show this Marine… America’s got his back.
https://t.co/uQXZuT19Mo

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantisFL) May 13, 2023

The governor was widely praised on the political Right for promoting the fundraiser.

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A few notable examples include: 

WOW!!!! https://t.co/SsmVHRNnZc

— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) May 13, 2023

This is an alpha move. I will continue to push for a red state governor to offer legal sanctuary to Penny, but DeSantis is once again leading the way. https://t.co/eJi3aJzvOs

— Jake Bequette (@JakeBequette91) May 13, 2023

Heck yes! https://t.co/drbx33V1Fx

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 13, 2023

DeSantis is supporting Daniel Penny and linking to his legal defense fund.

This is the gold standard for a politician in these times. https://t.co/oPOgEl1qfs

— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) May 13, 2023

Neely, a homeless man with over 40 arrests and a history of mental health issues, was placed in a chokehold by Penny on a New York City subway after witnesses say Neely embarked on an aggressive rant and began screaming that he did not care if he went to jail.

“This morning, Daniel Penny surrendered at the 5th Precinct at the request of the New York County District Attorney’s office. He did so voluntarily and with the sort of dignity and integrity that is characteristic of his history of service to this grateful nation,” said Thomas Kenniff, a lawyer for Penny.

The decision to charge Penny was made by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and came after protests over Neely’s death. Video shows Penny, 24, arriving at the 5th Precinct in lower Manhattan to surrender to police. He is expected to be arraigned on Friday afternoon. If convicted, Penny could face 15 years in prison.

The NYC medical examiner said last week that Neely died from a “chokehold” and ruled the incident a “homicide,” although criminal proceedings would be necessary to determine intent or culpability.

A statement from Penny’s lawyers said that he, alongside others, acted in self-defense to protect other passengers on the subway.

“When Mr. Neely began aggressively threatening Daniel Penny and the other passengers, Daniel, with the help of others, acted to protect themselves, until help arrived. Daniel never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death,” the statement said.

Neely had an extensive criminal history, including several guilty pleas for violence-related charges. Two years ago, he was arrested for punching a 67-year-old female in the face and knocking her to the ground as she exited a subway station, as well as for attempting to kidnap a 7-year-old girl he was seen dragging down a street, according to the New York Daily News.

He pleaded guilty to felony assault over the first incident, but never completed his alternative-to-incarceration program, for which he missed a compliance court date in February, and pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child over the second incident and was sentenced to four months in jail.

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A self-described autistic grocery store clerk was reportedly fired from his job at a California supermarket after he was attacked on the job three times.

Austin Sherrell, who describes himself as “mildly autistic,” worked as a clerk at the Vons supermarket in Bakersfield. He was the victim of three separate violent attacks while working at the supermarket. But when he applied for worker’s compensation, he says he was told to take time off, then his hours were cut, then he was fired.

Sherrell’s responsibilities included bagging groceries, collecting shopping carts, and taking out the trash around the store. In an interview with local NBC affiliate KGET, he said he was well-liked by the customers at his store. “You know, not to toot my own horn, a lot of people say that they like me,” he said. “A lot of people are like, ‘Oh, we like that [employee].’ … Like, I hear it. I hear it all the time.”

The first incident happened in January at a dumpster behind the store. “I’m taking out the trash,” he said. “Two people are stealing. They go out the side (door).” Upon seeing him, one of the thieves immediately punched him in the face. The other person then pepper-sprayed him. “I’m bleeding,” Sherrell said. “I get away, I run back inside.” By the time police arrived, the two thieves were gone.

The second incident happened in March. Again, Sherrell was taking out the trash at the same dumpster, when a man attacked him with a knife. Fortunately, the clerk had stuffed a roll of extra trash bags into his apron, which stopped the blade so that it couldn’t harm him. Again, the police showed up too late to catch the criminal.

The clerk said he was rattled by the assault. “The first incident didn’t shake me too much but the second incident, like, when you are close to death, I’m the most shook up I’ve ever been in my entire life,” Sherrell said. “The most scared I’ve even been in my entire life.”

Finally, in April, Sherrell was working inside the store when two women walked up to him and said they were being harassed by a man in the store, possibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Sherrell says he approached the man, along with a store security guard and a manager, who reportedly stood by while the assailant confronted Sherrell. “He gets in my face, he’s cussing me out, he’s threatening my life,” Sherrell recalled. “I back away, he comes back in my face. I back away again. The third time I defend myself, I push him off of me.”

Rattled by three assaults in just four months, Sherrell applied for worker’s compensation. “My biggest problem – what I have is – I’m mildly autistic,” he said. “I have a hard time processing things.” On a GoFundMe page, Sherrell’s father Adam said that Austin suffered nightmares and panic attacks after the knife attack.

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But the store suspended him pending an investigation. When he returned, he says his hours were cut. Shortly after that, he was reportedly fired for touching a customer.

Sherrell told KGET that he has no desire to continue working for the grocery chain, but expressed his gratitude to the customers who treated him nicely during his time there.

As of the publishing of this article, the GoFundMe has raised more than $5600.