Content warning: This story discusses allegations of domestic violence and threats of suicide.
Jack Nicholson‘s 29-year-old grandson is in trouble with the law.
Sean Knight Nicholson (also known as Sean Norfleet) was arrested on Aug. 5 after allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Lawlor, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department booking records viewed by E! News.
Elizabeth told police that the alleged attack happened on July 23, when Sean—who she said she hadn’t seen since last year—allegedly sent her a text claiming he had taken a full bottle of Valium and threatened to kill himself if they didn’t meet up, per a police report obtained by People.
The 28-year-old said she went to Sean’s apartment out of concern for his well-being, but their conversation soon turned into an argument about infidelity, according to the police report.
Elizabeth alleged that Sean grabbed her by the neck and head and threw her into a hard object, causing her to fall unconscious.
“Victim stated that she blacked out and when she opened her eyes realized her tooth had broken,” the police report read. “Dazed and in pain, Lawlor allegedly fled the apartment and was found by a security guard. Shortly after, Nicholson escorted her back upstairs.”
Elizabeth told police that Sean—the eldest son of the three-time Oscar winner’s daughter Jennifer Nicholson and her ex-husband Mark Norfleet—is a recovering addict who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. She alleged in the police report Sean, who she first started dating in April 2023, has a history of mixing prescription medication with illicit substances and that she had grabbed his phone to check for signs of drug use on the night of the alleged attack.
Sean was taken into custody on a felony charge of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant Aug. 5, before being released on $50,000 bond that evening, according to Los Angeles Police Department records obtained by E! News. He is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 26.
E! News has reached out a Jack’s rep for comment on the allegations against his grandson but hasn’t heard back. Sean has not publicly addressed the allegations or his arrest, and attorney information was not immediately available to E! News.
