Current:Home > ScamsActor Jonathan Majors found guilty on 2 charges in domestic assault trial -Infinite Edge Capital
Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty on 2 charges in domestic assault trial
View
Date:2025-04-20 02:23:05
NEW YORK -- A Manhattan jury on Monday found actor Jonathan Majors guilty of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.
Jurors deliberated for about six hours over a span of three days, and poured over clashing narratives about what happened inside and outside an SUV on Canal Street on the night on March 25.
The jury sent several notes requesting to re-watch video evidence, have charges clarified and testimony read back, before finding Majors guilty on two of the four charges.
In the end, they determined Majors recklessly, but not intentionally, injured Jabbari and harassed her outside the SUV after the altercation.
Majors sat emotionless in court as the verdict was read. His family stayed silent after the verdict was handed down.
Majors, 34, is known for his roles in "Creed III" and Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." After the verdict, Marvel said the studio will not be moving forward with Majors.
Prosecutors said Majors assaulted Jabbari after she saw a romantic text from another woman on his phone and grabbed it.
- Read More: First look at evidence in Jonathan Majors assault case
Jurors saw photos of what doctors confirmed were Jabbari's broken finger and lacerated ear. Jabbari said Majors inflicted those injuries on her in an effort to retrieve his phone.
Majors' defense said Jabbari was the instigator and, "The only thing that broke in the back of the SUV was Grace's heart."
The defense showed video of Jabbari partying at Loosie's Nightclub less than an hour later with strangers she met on the street, and played the 911 call Majors made when he couldn't get in touch with Jabbari the next morning.
NYPD officers found Jabbari inside the closet of their Chelsea apartment. According to officers, she seemed delirious and was wearing only a shirt.
There was no video evidence inside the SUV, only testimony of the driver who described Jabbari as the aggressor.
The jury found there was enough evidence to convict Majors on two counts: reckless assault and harassment.
The judge set Majors' sentencing for Feb. 6. and issued a new order of protection, barring him from any contact with his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. He faces up to a year in prison.
Majors attended each day of the trial, but did not take the stand.
- In:
- Jonathan Majors
Jessica Moore is an Emmy Award-winning anchor for the weekend evening newscasts on CBS 2 and WLNY 10/55. Moore joined the stations in July, 2016.
TwitterveryGood! (1286)
Related
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- Pitch Perfect 4 Is Being Developed and Rebel Wilson's Update Is Music to Our Ears
- 'SNL' announces season's final guests, including Sabrina Carpenter and Jake Gyllenhaal
- Arkansas lawmakers approve $6.3 billion budget bill as session wraps up
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- The first wrongful-death trial in Travis Scott concert deaths has been delayed
- 13 Reasons Why Star Tommy Dorfman Privately Married Partner Elise Months Ago
- AP Week in Pictures: Global
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Prosecutors urge judge to hold Trump in contempt again for more gag order violations
Ranking
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- Biden stops in Charlotte during his NC trip to meet families of fallen law enforcement officers
- French police peacefully remove pro-Palestinian students occupying a university building in Paris
- Nearly 8 tons of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled over possible E. coli contamination
- Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
- Authorities arrest man suspected of fatally shooting 1 person, wounding 2 others in northern Arizona
- A committee finds a decayed and broken utility pole caused the largest wildfire in Texas history
- Pregnancy-related deaths fall to pre-pandemic levels, new CDC data shows
Recommendation
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
Surprise! Young boy has emotional reaction when he unboxes a furry new friend
Legendary Celtics announcer Mike Gorman signs off for the final time
Jill Biden is hosting a White House ‘state dinner’ to honor America’s 2024 teachers of the year
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
Tiger Woods receives special exemption to play in 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst
Heavy rain leads to flooding and closed roads in southeast Texas
A former Milwaukee election official is fined $3,000 for obtaining fake absentee ballots