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Soul singer Sky Whatley was charged with simple battery after allegedly slapping a woman named Shamika Boyd during a concert on September 6 at the Londzell Performing Arts Theatre in Tucker, Georgia. Boyd sustained two black eyes from the assault and claims she did nothing to provoke it. While police issued an arrest warrant for Whatley, he has not been arrested yet. Boyd’s attorney criticized law enforcement for their delayed response and is considering legal action against Whatley to cover medical expenses and potential loss of income.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Soul singer Sky Whatley was charged with simple battery after allegedly slapping a woman during a performance at the Legendary Awards Show & Concert on September 6 in Tucker, Georgia. The incident occurred inside the Londzell Performing Arts Theatre, where Whatley reportedly struck Shamika Boyd, leaving her with two black eyes and causing damage to her tooth. Boyd stated she had no prior interaction or conflict with Whatley before the incident, finding it unjustified. With only around 3,500 monthly listeners on Spotify, the alleged assault has garnered significant attention, as Boyd highlighted the financial and emotional burden she faces from medical expenses and time off work due to her injuries.
Written for “Georgia Singer Assault Trial” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
A Georgia singer is accused of slapping a woman, causing two black eyes, during a performance as police issued an arrest warrant for the alleged assault.
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police → accuse → assault
Soul singer Sky Whatley was charged with simple battery for his caught-on-video strike of a woman, identified as Shamika Boyd, when he was onstage at the Legendary Awards Show & Concert on Sept. 6, 11Alive reported.
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11Alive → charge → Sept.
A warrant was issued for Whatley earlier this week, but police have not arrested the musician, according to the outlet.
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police → issue → outlet
Whatley, who has roughly 3,500 monthly listeners on Spotify, was performing inside Londzell Performing Arts Theatre in Tucker, Georgia, when he allegedly slapped Boyd unprovoked.
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he → have → Boyd
“When he hit me, I was devastated because I’m thinking, ‘Why did he hit me?
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he → hit → me
He had no reason to hit me,'” Boyd told the outlet back in September.
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Boyd → have → September
Boyd had gone to the event to support her DJing daughter.
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Boyd → go → daughter
She was hit with enough force to pop out the composite material on her tooth and sustained two black eyes, according to the outlet.
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She → hit → outlet
“That’s the part that I don’t understand when I did nothing to him,” Boyd said about the alleged unwarranted strike.
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Boyd → ’ → strike
Boyd claims that Whatley also made a crude gesture towards her and cursed her out after hitting her.
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Whatley → claim → her
“After he flipped me off, he was like, ‘Eff you B, this is for the real men,'” Boyd said.
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Boyd → flip → men
Boyd reported the incident to the police after the show but nothing was done of the alleged assault until this week.
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nothing → report → week
Boyd’s lawyer blasted law enforcement officials for the slow response to the caught-on-camera attack.
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lawyer → blast → attack
“They’re just not doing their job,” Boyd’s attorney Shannin Render told the outlet.
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attorney → do → outlet
“I’ve done this for about 10 years now, and when there’s an active warrant, you get picked up.
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you → do → years
Unfortunately, Ms. Boyd let me know that they’re deciding not to go forward and they’re going to let him turn himself in.
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him → let → himself
Boyd is looking into pursuing legal action against Whatley and seeking compensation for medical treatment and potential loss of income, Render revealed.
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Render → look → income
“It’s not appropriate for you to enter a venue for you to be assaulted and then have to carry the burden of your medical expenses, transportation fees, and the recovery process of not being able to work or things of that nature,” Render said.
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Render → ’ → nature
“So, that’s where we come in to establish who was accountable and hold them accountable.”
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them → ’ → ?
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