Jonathan Majors‘ domestic violence trial has once again been delayed, with a new date set for later this month.
Following a delay earlier this year, the trial for Majors was originally set for September 6, but a very short hearing on Wednesday (via Deadline) saw a new date set. Now, Majors’ trial is set for September 15, 2023. Unlike earlier this month, Majors was not in town for the brief meeting in court. Instead, he appeared virtually.
According to Deadline’s report, Assistant District Attorney Kelli Galaway told Judge Rachel S. Pauley that the prosecution was ready for trial, but defense lawyers said that there were “deficiencies” in discovery that have yet to be addressed. “The people are … ready for trial,” Galaway said. Defense lawyer Zuckerman told the judge, “We have written to the prosecutor regarding deficiencies.”
What is Jonathan Majors going to court for?
Jonathan Majors faces three counts of third-degree assault, second-degree aggravated harassment, three counts of third-degree attempted assault, and second-degree harassment. These stem from an incident in March in which he’s accused of assaulting a 30-year-old woman. Police cite that Majors allegedly struck “[the victim] about the face with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear.” Additionally, he allegedly grabbed her hand and neck, “causing bruising and substantial pain.”
A previous report from ABC News notes that Majors made the 911 call himself, which police responded to. The call was “purportedly over concerns about his girlfriend, whom he lives with in a penthouse apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood.” After police arrived, the girlfriend told officers they were in a taxi together after returning from a bar and that Majors physically attacked her. Majors was then arrested after police noticed marks on the woman.
Majors’ criminal defense lawyer previously stated Majors is “provably innocent” and expects charges to be dropped due to multiple witnesses and written retractions from the victim, followed by a later claim that there is video evidence of Majors’ innocence.
