Current:Home > MarketsWill Sage Astor-Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend arrested amid domestic violence case against the actor -Infinite Edge Learning
Will Sage Astor-Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend arrested amid domestic violence case against the actor
Burley Garcia View
Date:2025-04-11 10:52:05
An ex-girlfriend who accused actor Jonathan Majors of assaulting her in March was arrested in New York City Wednesday night,Will Sage Astor her attorney Ross Kramer confirmed to USA TODAY Thursday.
Grace Jabbari, who is British, was arrested on two misdemeanor charges, according to Kramer.
"We are disappointed that Ms. Jabbari had to face an arrest that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office already determined was unwarranted," Kramer said in a statement. "The DA’s Office carefully reviewed all the facts of the case and concluded that Ms. Jabbari was the victim, and not the perpetrator. Before we walked into the police precinct, the DA’s Office made clear that they would not be charging Ms. Jabbari with any offense."
Her attorney added: "It is unfortunate and re-traumatizing when a survivor of intimate partner violence is forced to endure an arrest, but Ms. Jabbari is an extremely strong and resilient person who is determined to move forward."
The dancer and movement coach was charged with suspicion of misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief, according to The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter.
She was released soon after on a desk appearance ticket, which is a notice to appear in court at a later date.
"The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has officially declined to prosecute the case against Grace Jabbari because it lacks prosecutorial merit. The matter is now closed and sealed," the district attorney's office said in a statement to USA TODAY Thursday.
Jabbari's arrest comes more than three months after Majors filed a cross-complaint against her in June, leading the NYPD to open an investigation, and seven months after he was taken into custody following Jabbari's 911 call after an alleged domestic dispute.
The Manhattan district attorney's office has said it "would decline to prosecute Ms. Jabbari if she were arrested," according to an Oct. 13 document from the district attorney's office responding to Majors' motion to dismiss charges, which was obtained by USA TODAY Wednesday.
DA's office details alleged domestic dispute between Jonathan Majors, Grace Jabbari
According to a document from the district attorney office, obtained by USA TODAY Wednesday, Jabbari allegedly grabbed Majors' phone while they were in a car headed to their Manhattan home after seeing a message "that stated in substance: 'Wish I was kissing you right now.'"
From their alleged fight, Jabbari allegedly suffered injuries including a fractured finger, bruising, a laceration behind her ear and a bump on her head.
On March 25, a judge granted a limited order of protection, preventing Majors and the woman from assaulting or harassing each other and released Majors on his own recognizance.
Majors is currently facing five misdemeanor charges, including three for assault and two for harassment, against Jabbari. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Earlier on Wednesday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office declined Majors' motion to dismiss these charges against the "Creed III" and Marvel Cinematic Universe star.
His trial is set to begin Nov. 29.
Majors has denied the allegations against him. In August, his attorney, Priya Chaudhry, told USA TODAY in a statement that he is "the real victim in this shameful ordeal."
Latest on Jonathan Majors' case:Judge denies motion to dismiss charges
Contributing: Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY
veryGood! (9)
Related
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- From Paul Rudd (Chiefs) to E-40 (49ers), meet celebrity fans of each Super Bowl 58 team
- Tish Cyrus Reacts to Billy Ray Cyrus' Claim Hannah Montana Destroyed Their Family
- Mets manager was worried Patrick Mahomes would 'get killed' shagging fly balls as a kid
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Donna Kelce offers tips for hosting a Super Bowl party: 'I don't want to be in the kitchen'
- Sports leagues promise the White House they will provide more opportunities for people to exercise
- Russian court orders arrest of bestselling writer after he was pranked into expressing support for Ukraine on phone call
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- Pod of orcas seen trapped by thick sea ice off northern Japan believed to be free
Ranking
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Aaron Rodgers tells Joe Rogan he's lost friends, allies, millions over his COVID-19 beliefs
- Funeral home owner accused of abandoning nearly 200 decomposing bodies to appear in court
- Anheuser-Busch gets back to basics for Super Bowl commercials after Bud Light controversy
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Kansas lawmakers are allowing a 93% pay raise for themselves to take effect next year
- What to know about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s banishment from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
- Controversy over the Black national anthem at the Super Bowl is a made up problem
Recommendation
Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
Travis Kelce praises Taylor Swift for record-breaking Grammys win: She's rewriting the history books
Georgia legislators want filmmakers to do more than show a peach to earn state tax credits
U.S. detects and tracks 4 Russian warplanes flying in international airspace off Alaska coast
The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
Sébastien Haller fires Ivory Coast into Africa Cup final against Nigeria. Hosts beat Congo 1-0
Horoscopes Today, February 7, 2024
Former Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged with murder testifies that the man he shot brandished gun