Jonathan Majors pleads innocence after domestic dispute arrest: 'This woman was having an emotional crisis'

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Jonathan Majors is maintaining his innocence after previously being arrested by NYPD for a domestic dispute on Saturday. "Jonathan Majors is completely innocent and is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows.

We are quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently," Priya Chaudhry, Majors’ criminal defense lawyer, told Fox News Digital. "This evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode, and most importantly, two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations," the statement continued.

The "Creed III" actor was charged with strangulation, assault and harassment according to a police report. An NYPD Detective told Fox News Digital that he was transported to Manhattan Central Booking on Saturday. "All the evidence proves that Mr.

Majors is entirely innocent and did not assault her whatsoever. Unfortunately, this incident came about because this woman was having an emotional crisis, for which she was taken to a hospital yesterday.The NYPD is required to make an arrest in these situations, and this is the only reason Mr.