Nah, Neely was a different kind of thug. 40 arrests, including one for IIRC harassing a kid or something, which netted him only 4 months behind bars before they turned him loose.
Welp, then one less crime wave.
I think - based on the previous convictions that he was less a thug and more a mentally ill - a seriously mentally ill person.
He should not have been on the subway system - he should have been in a mental asylum.