Here is the current status of Daejhanae Jackson, the woman identified by attorneys for Shanquella Robinson’s family as the person seen attacking Robinson on video during an October 2022 trip to Mexico. Jackson legally changed her name to E’Mani Green in November 2024. She remains uncharged in the United States, a Mexican arrest warrant for femicide against her is outstanding but has not been executed, and she is now a named defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, that a judge refused to dismiss on June 1, 2026.1WBTV. Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Shanquella Robinson Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Legal Name Change to E’Mani Green
Court records show that Daejhanae Jackson legally changed her name to E’Mani Green in November 2024, around the same time Salamondra Robinson filed the wrongful death lawsuit naming her and the five other travel companions as defendants.1WBTV. Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Shanquella Robinson Wrongful Death Lawsuit After the name change, a new summons had to be issued.
Serving her took months. A private investigator tried to locate Green at addresses in Jamestown, North Carolina, and Hartford, Connecticut, between April 7 and April 16, 2025, without success. She was eventually served at the Jamestown address on May 7, 2025.1WBTV. Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Shanquella Robinson Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The Mexican Femicide Warrant Is Still Outstanding
On November 23, 2022, Daniel de la Rosa Anaya, the local prosecutor for the state of Baja California Sur, announced an arrest warrant for an unnamed “alleged perpetrator” described as a friend of Robinson and the “direct aggressor.” The charge was femicide.2ABC News. Shanquella Robinson Death: Authorities Share Details on Differing Autopsy Attorneys for the Robinson family identified that person as Jackson.
The warrant has never been executed. Reports that circulated in December 2022 claiming Jackson had been taken into federal custody were false.3BET. Shanquella Robinson Death Mexico: No Charges Filed by Federal Prosecutors By March 2023, the family’s attorney confirmed she was not in custody and that no extradition petition had been filed in federal court.4WFAE. Attorneys for Shanquella Robinson’s Family Continue to Seek Justice
Extradition between the two countries runs through a 1978 bilateral treaty, and requires a formal request routed through the State Department, certification, and transmission to a U.S. Attorney in the district where the person is located.5WSOC-TV. Legal Expert Explains Possible Next Steps in Shanquella Robinson Case Neither country is obligated to extradite its own nationals under the treaty, though both have the discretion to do so.6United Nations Treaty Collection. Extradition Treaty Between the United States and Mexico The U.S. has not honored Mexico’s request in this case.7WBTV. New Autopsy Shows Shanquella Robinson’s Spine Was Not Actually Broken
Why No U.S. Criminal Charges
The FBI’s Charlotte field office opened an investigation about a month after Robinson’s death, interviewed the six travel companions, reviewed video footage, and ordered a U.S. autopsy.8Charlotte Observer. FBI Will Not Pursue Federal Charges in Shanquella Robinson Death The American autopsy contradicted the Mexican one on the central medical question. The Mexican autopsy had concluded Robinson died from a “severe spinal cord injury and atlas luxation.”9CNN. Shanquella Robinson Mexico Death: No US Prosecution The U.S. autopsy, performed on November 17, 2022, by Dr. Thomas Owens of the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office, found the spine intact with no fractures and no disruption of ligaments or alignment. It ruled the cause of death “undetermined,” while noting a hematoma on the forehead consistent with blunt force trauma, mild cerebral edema, and hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.7WBTV. New Autopsy Shows Shanquella Robinson’s Spine Was Not Actually Broken
On April 12, 2023, U.S. Attorneys Sandra J. Hairston and Dena J. King announced in a joint statement that the government would not pursue federal criminal charges. “The available evidence does not support a federal prosecution,” they said, explaining that after reviewing the investigative materials and the U.S. autopsy, prosecutors concluded they could not prove a federal crime beyond a reasonable doubt. The DOJ said it remained “prepared to review and examine new information” if any became available.10U.S. Department of Justice. Federal Officials Meet With Family of Shanquella Robinson
The DOJ decision did not legally bar Mexico from continuing to seek extradition, though the process has not moved.8Charlotte Observer. FBI Will Not Pursue Federal Charges in Shanquella Robinson Death
The Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Green
In October 2024, Salamondra Robinson filed a wrongful death suit in Mecklenburg County Superior Court naming all six travel companions: Khalil Cooke, E’Mani Green (formerly Daejhanae Jackson), Wenter Donovan, Malik Dyer, Alysse Hyatt, and Nazeer Wiggins. The complaint alleges wrongful death, battery, negligence, civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and specifically alleges that Green assaulted Robinson on October 29, 2022.11Charlotte Observer. Shanquella Robinson Wrongful Death Lawsuit Update1WBTV. Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Shanquella Robinson Wrongful Death Lawsuit
On June 18, 2025, Green filed a response representing herself. She denied all allegations, including wrongful death, battery, negligence, civil conspiracy, and the emotional distress claims. She also raised procedural defenses, arguing the original complaint had been sent to the wrong address and that the statute of limitations expired before she was properly served.12WBTV. Cabo 6 Member Responds to Lawsuit Filed by Shanquella Robinson’s Family
Motion to Dismiss Denied
In July 2025, Green filed a formal motion to dismiss, arguing improper service and an expired statute of limitations. On June 1, 2026, Mecklenburg County Judge Matt Osman denied the motion. He ruled that Salamondra Robinson had made “good faith efforts to serve Green before May 7, 2025,” and that the case could proceed.1WBTV. Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Shanquella Robinson Wrongful Death Lawsuit The ruling was procedural. It did not address the substance of the allegations or make any determination of liability.
Cooke’s Push to Move the Case to Mexico
The next fight in the case is about where it will be heard. Co-defendant Khalil Cooke has filed a motion to stay the proceedings, aiming to have the litigation moved to Mexico. Attorneys for Salamondra Robinson oppose that motion, arguing North Carolina is the proper jurisdiction because the parties reside in the state, key events related to the case occurred there (including the spread of the viral video showing the attack on Robinson), and transferring to Mexico would impose financial and legal burdens on everyone involved. They also noted that the defendants had previously refused to cooperate with Mexican authorities.13QC News. Attorneys Clash Over Whether Shanquella Robinson Case Should Move to Mexico A hearing on Cooke’s motion is scheduled for July 22, 2026, at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse in Charlotte.14WSPA. Attorneys Clash Over Whether Shanquella Robinson Case Should Move to Mexico
If the motion succeeds, the civil case against Green and the other defendants could be paused or displaced from North Carolina courts. If it fails, the wrongful death lawsuit continues on the merits in Mecklenburg County, with Green in it.