Overview
- In May 2026 a verbal dispute over a tired child at Disney’s Hollywood Studios escalated into an alleged physical fight inside an enclosed Disney Skyliner gondola, where deputies say a 16‑week pregnant woman was punched multiple times.
- Deputies arrested 27‑year‑old Leoji Allen at Disney Springs and transported him for medical clearance before booking him on an aggravated‑battery‑on‑a‑pregnant‑person charge, a second‑degree felony.
- Officers photographed a visible bruise near the woman’s eye and also documented an injury to Allen’s eye, but the woman told deputies she did not want charges pressed and declined to give a written statement.
- On July 14, 2026 the Orange County State Attorney issued a memo formally declining to file felony charges, saying testimonial evidence could not be corroborated by physical or other evidence and was therefore insufficient to obtain a conviction.
- The case illustrates a common prosecutorial hurdle in domestic‑violence cases: when incidents occur in private spaces without cameras or third‑party witnesses and the alleged victim will not provide a statement, prosecutors often lack the corroboration needed to move to trial.