Why did Zeitoun go to jail?
Subject of post-Katrina book, ‘Zeitoun,’ sentenced to 4 years for stalking. A New Orleans judge sentenced Abdulrahman Zeitoun, who was portrayed as a hero in a 2009 book about his actions after Hurricane Katrina, to four years in prison for stalking his ex-wife.
Where is Abdulrahman Zeitoun now?
An Orleans Parish judge on Monday found Zeitoun, 58, guilty on a felony stalking count that carries a sentence of two to five years in prison.
What is the book Zeitoun about?
The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans.
What happened to the Zeitoun family?
Zeitoun and his wife, Kathy, that was described in the 2009 best seller has taken a series of dark turns. The couple divorced last year after he was convicted of assaulting her. And on Wednesday, the New Orleans police charged him with plotting to have Kathy Zeitoun, her son and another man murdered.
Is Zeitoun a true story?
Zeitoun is a nonfiction book written by Dave Eggers and published by McSweeney’s in 2009. It tells the story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun, the Syrian-American owner of a painting and contracting company in New Orleans, Louisiana, who chose to ride out Hurricane Katrina in his Uptown home.
Did Zeitoun get deported?
Disgraced Katrina literary hero Abdulrahman Zeitoun ordered deported, but released after prison term. If it were up to Kathy Zeitoun, her ex-husband would be locked up until peace comes to Syria.
How did Zeitoun and Kathy meet?
Kathy had grown up in Baton Rouge in a Southern Baptist family, so ending up as a Muslim married to a Syrian American and managing a painting and contracting business still surprises her. She had met Zeitoun when she was a recent divorcée and convert to Islam, and was uninterested in getting remarried.
Why did Zeitoun stay in New Orleans?
In late August it became clear that Hurricane Katrina would be a dangerous storm, so Zeitoun sent his wife and children out of New Orleans to stay with family; he remained to watch his home, properties, and business.