Daniel Penny turned himself in to New York City police on Friday to face criminal charges in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train.

Penny was seen walking in to the New York City Police Department’s 5th Precinct in Chinatown shortly after 8 a.m. ET. He did not address the media outside, though his lawyer, Tom Kenniff, spoke briefly to reporters.

“Turned himself in here voluntarily and with the sort of dignity and integrity that is characteristic of his dignity of service to this grateful nation,” Kenniff said. “The case will now go to court we expect an arraignment this afternoon. The process will unfold from there.”

[Smart choice. It shows that Penny will face the charges head-on to establish self-defense, which will go a long way to impressing a jury when his attorneys lay out that argument. As long as they get 12 subway riders on the jury, there’s no way Alvin Bragg gets a conviction — especially with witnesses already coming forward to say that Neely was threatening them. — Ed]