Overview
- The alleged incident took place on May 27 on a yacht near Miami, when a woman told police a verbal dispute grew physical and she accused Nurideen Shabazz of grabbing her forearm.
- Miami prosecutors filed a second‑degree felony robbery charge and a misdemeanor battery count late in July, tying the robbery charge to an alleged attempt to take the woman’s phone.
- Police say the yacht owner gave investigators security footage that shows Shabazz putting his hands on the woman multiple times and trying to grab her phone, which investigators say contradicts his initial account.
- Shabazz was arrested the day of the incident, released the next day on a $2,500 bond, and is scheduled to appear in Miami‑Dade court for a hearing on August 4.
- If convicted of the felony robbery count, Shabazz faces up to 15 years in prison; his attorney has said they expect prosecutors may dismiss the case at the upcoming hearing.