Current:Home > FinanceActor Jonathan Majors found guilty on 2 charges in domestic assault trial -Secure Horizon Growth
Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty on 2 charges in domestic assault trial
Rekubit View
Date:2025-04-08 02:10:30
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! (1)
Related
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Harris plans to campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico to show strength on immigration
- Steelworkers lose arbitration case against US Steel in their bid to derail sale to Nippon
- Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Helene reaches hurricane status ahead of landfall in Florida: Live updates
- Back with the Chiefs, running back Kareem Hunt wants to prove he’s matured, still has something left
- Houston Astros win AL West after win over Seattle Mariners
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock's cause of death revealed
Ranking
- San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
- First and 10: Georgia-Alabama clash ushers in college football era where more is always better
- What’s My Secret to a Juicy, Moist Pout? This $13 Lip Gloss That Has Reviewers (and Me) Obsessed
- Aaron Hernandez ‘American Sports Story’ series wants to show a different view of the disgraced NFLer
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Kyle Richards’ Must-Have Tinted Moisturizer Is on Sale: Get 2 for the Price of 1 Now!
- Another Outer Banks home collapses into North Carolina ocean, the 3rd to fall since Friday
- Funds are cutting aid for women seeking abortions as costs rise
Recommendation
Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
'The hardest thing': Emmanuel Littlejohn, recommended for clemency, now facing execution
Will Young Voters’ Initial Excitement for Harris Build Enough Momentum to Get Them to the Polls?
Judge approves $600 million settlement for residents near fiery Ohio derailment
Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
Helene reaches hurricane status ahead of landfall in Florida: Live updates
Sister Wives' Janelle Brown Details Bittersweet Memories of Late Son Garrison Brown
Why Savannah Chrisley Feels “Fear” Ahead of Mom Julie Chrisley’s Resentencing