Daughter of Malcolm X arrested in NC on NY charges

MARS HILL, N.C. –  Authorities say a daughter of Malcolm X is being held in North Carolina on several outstanding warrants from New York.

Chief Deputy Michael Garrison of the Madison County Sheriff's Office said Monday that Malikah Shabazz will face an extradition hearing Tuesday.

Garrison says Shabazz was arrested on Friday night after authorities responded to a call at a Mars Hill home. He says investigators found that the 45-year-old had several outstanding warrants from Queens, N.Y., that include charges for grand larceny, forgery and identity theft.

An attorney for Shabazz says the warrants appear to be from 2009 and her attorneys are not sure about the circumstances of the charges. Sean Devereux says Shabazz is eager to go to New York and deal with the matter.

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