Overview
- Video from Feb. 19 shows 47-year-old Shaheem Snype rushing 21-year-old Marion McKnight in a Mecklenburg County Courthouse hallway and striking him repeatedly before an officer deployed a Taser.
- McKnight was transported to a hospital after the assault, which occurred during a proceeding tied to the prosecution’s motion to revoke his pretrial release.
- Snype was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury, then released the same day after posting a $1,000 bond, according to arrest records.
- McKnight is accused in the May 23, 2025 shooting on Stroud Park Court that left 16-year-old Jamariyae Dixon dead and others wounded, and he also faces attempted murder charges.
- Court records show McKnight had been free since November 2025 on a $100,000 secured bond with electronic monitoring, drawing strong reactions from Dixon’s relatives and condemnation of the violence from McKnight’s attorney.