May 11, (THEWILL) – American actor, Jonathan Majors, is likely to face a year jail term after his assault suit was upgraded.
The actor was accused of assaulting and strangling his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in New York City in March. He was charged with misdemeanour assault and harassment. But that charge has now been upgraded as revealed by his lawyer.
According to Deadline, on Tuesday morning, the actor attended a court hearing on Zoom as regards the status of his assault case and it was there that a superseding complaint with a charge of third-degree assault was announced.
With the adjusted case, Majors could be sent behind bars for up to a year if found guilty. Though he has previously denied all wrongdoing.
Judge Rachel S. Pauley also discussed a motion filed by Majors’ defence team that the prosecution has until May 23 to respond.
He will have to appear in court on June 13, otherwise, he may be arrested, the judge said.
“I obviously don’t want that to happen, so just stay in touch with your attorney,” Pauley told the actor on Tuesday morning.
Following the hearing, his attorney, Priya Chaudhry, published a statement, slamming Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg, for fixing the case in favour of the accuser.
She said that despite the alleged evidence that exonerates Majors, the case is continuing and the DA has changed the charge to fit the woman’s new lies.
“We have provided the District Attorney with irrefutable evidence that the woman is lying, including video proof showing nothing happened, especially not where she claimed,” she stated.
