Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect in the New Orleans attack, experienced two failed marriages, both marked by lengthy legal battles.
He lived in Houston and was a property manager with Blue Metal Properties and the team lead at the Midas Group at Core Realty.
Highlights
- Shamsud-Din Jabbar was a property manager and IT specialist who was the suspect in the New Orleans attack.
- After his conversion to Islam, he started acting weird, so his first wife refrained him from visiting their children.
- Jabbar was abusing his second wife, who filed a lawsuit and restraining order for her protection.
Moreover, Jabbar had spent a decade in the military and as a human resources and IT specialist, he mastered the art of service, responsiveness, and attention to detail.
He was also quite an aggressive negotiator and a very good marketer. He worked tirelessly to get the property sold or rented as quickly as possible while still negotiating the best deal for the clients.
Jabbar has sold properties to first-home buyers, investors, and sophisticated investors who require property analysis consultation.
A Broken Bond: The Troubled Relationship of Shamsud-Din Jabbar And His First Wife
Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s first marriage with Nakedra Charrlle Jabbar end in 2012, leaving behind a trail of legal disputes.
Moreover, Charrlle was granted custody of their two daughters, aged 15 and 20, while he was ordered to pay $650 per month in child support and provide medical insurance for his children.
Ex-wife of terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar once wrote on her blog about visiting New Orleans.https://t.co/695r6heRjx pic.twitter.com/HvGAHQ5E9m
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Although honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, the breakdown of their marriage reflected deeper personal issues, which only worsened after Jabbar’s conversion to Islam.
According to Charrlle’s current husband, Dwayne Marsh, Jabbar began acting erratically in the months leading up to the tragic attack, with drastic changes in appearance and actions.
He was being all crazy, cutting his hair. the girls are a mess.
This instability finally caused Marsh and his wife to forbid their daughters from spending time with him, further speaking to the constant fighting and unresolved tensions permeating his relationship with his first family.
IT Specialist, Shamsud-Din Jabbar Used To Ab*se His Second Wife and had a turbulent married life
The 43-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s second marriage to Shaneed Chantil Jabbar was full of conflicts and personal troubles.
Their marriage was problematic due to marital strife, and they obtained legal separation with a restraining order in 2020.
TMZ Exclusive: A former wife of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the terrorist at the center of the #NOLA attack recounts a marriage she says was “abusive” — and this is a different wife from the one who got a restraining order against him. https://t.co/FXeFm8T5AM
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Moreover, Ms Chantil was seeking protection against Jabbar because he reportedly started sending her obscene messages.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar not only threatened to harm Nakedra Charrlle Jabbar and her child but also made her life difficult with constant harassment, including prank calls.
The restraining order explained in detail the nature of their fractured relationship and required them to keep boundaries between themselves.
In addition to his troublesome marriage, in 2024, the Midas Group team leader drove a truck into crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 15 and injuring 35.
Also, he was armed, fired on officers, and was k*lled by police gunfire after his attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, 2024.
Additional Information
- President Joe Biden revealed that Shamsud-Din Jabbar posted videos online hours before the attack, expressing inspiration from ISIS.
- His brother, Abdur Jabbar described him as a sweetheart, a nice guy, a friend, really smart, caring.
- CNN reported that Jabbar was planning on m*dering his own family and used to live next to the mosque after financial ruin.
