Marvel actor, Jonathan Majors, was taken into custody on Saturday morning on assault charges after being accused of choking his girlfriend during a domestic dispute inside a vehicle, in New York.
The unnamed victim, a 30-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital after with ‘minor injuries to her head and neck’, according to authorities.
He was later released on his own recognizance, and is expected to return to a Manhattan courtroom in May.
The police statement listed strangulation, assault and harassment as potential charges, but he was ultimately charged with two counts of assault in the third degree, attempted assault in the third degree, aggravated harassment in the second degree, and harassment in the second degree — each of which are misdemeanors or lesser charges.
However, the actor’s attorney, Priya Chaudhry on Sunday has come out to claim that the Majors is the victim of a domestic altercation for which he was arrested in a new claim that his girlfriend is the aggressor.
In a statement on Sunday March 26, the attorney said he is ‘completely innocent and is probably the victim of an alteration with a woman he knows.’
She previously said she expects the charges against the star to be dropped, citing video evidence she says exonerates him of the assault on his girlfriend, who she claims recanted her statements.
In her statement, Chaudhry noted that her team is ‘quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently.’
Chaudhry goes on to say that her team has video footage from the vehicle where the alleged assault occurred, witness testimony from the driver and others who saw and heard the alleged altercation ‘and most importantly, two written statements from the woman recanting the allegations.’
‘All the evidence proves that Mr. Majors is entirely innocent and did not assault her whatsoever,’ Chaudhry continued, claiming, ‘this incident came about because this woman was having an emotional crisis, for which she was taken to a hospital yesterday.
Chaudhry is now expected to present all of that evidence to the District Attorney, which has already granted a limited court-ordered protection for the alleged victim.
The District Attorney has requested a full order of protection be put in place, TMZ reports, indicating the need for further protection from Majors.
A spokesperson for the Creed III actor also denied any wrongdoing, saying Majors ‘has done nothing wrong’ and ‘we look forward to clearing his name and clearing this up.’
Cops were called to the scene at 11.14am near the intersection of West 22nd Street and 8th Avenue in the Chelsea area of Manhattan.
‘A preliminary investigation determined that a 33-year-old male was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30 year-old female,’ an NYPD statement read.
‘The victim informed police she was assaulted. Officers placed the 33-year-old male into custody without incident,’ the statement sent to DailyMail continued.
While speaking to the police, the alleged victim said she and Majors got into an argument and he proceeded to ‘attack her.’
She claimed Majors struck ‘her about the face with an open hand causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear.’
She also alleged Majors grabbed her hand and put his hands on her neck, causing swelling, bruising and substantial pain to her neck and hand.
According to a source who spoke with TMZ, the victim had visible injuries on her body, including a ‘laceration behind her ear, redness and marks to her face.’
The actor was cuffed and taken to jail right away, as police ‘felt there was enough evidence for probable cause.’
Following the altercation, the alleged victim was taken to a local hospital and is said to be in stable condition.
