Charges dropped against man arrested for alleged Skyliner assault on pregnant girlfriend

A man was arrested in May for allegedly punching his pregnant girlfriend aboard Disney World’s Skyliner, per court records. In July, Florida prosecutors declined to file charges, citing a lack of corroborating evidence, despite an arrest report noting the woman had a bruised face.

Prosecutors have declined to file charges against a man who was arrested for allegedly assaulting his pregnant girlfriend on Walt Disney World’s Skyliner gondolas.

What follows comes from law enforcement and court records, as reported by WDW News Today. The allegations were not proven, no conviction was sought, and the man is presumed innocent.

Leoji Allen, 27, of Chicago, was arrested in May for aggravated battery on a pregnant person, a second-degree felony. In July, the state attorney’s office decided not to pursue the case.

What the arrest report alleges happened on the Skyliner

According to the arrest report, the incident grew out of an argument during a family day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

The woman, who was 16 weeks pregnant, wanted to leave the park because her young son was tired and hot. The couple argued on the walk to the Skyliner station outside the park entrance.

The report says the woman called a relative to help de-escalate things, which angered Allen further. It then describes the alleged assault aboard the gondola: that Allen grabbed her, she grabbed his shirt and chain, and he punched her several times, including at least twice in the face.

The woman told law enforcement she hit him back in self-defense. She was described in the report as visibly distraught, with a visible bruise near her right eye.

Those are the allegations as recorded by responding deputies. They are one account in a report, not established fact.

Both sides gave conflicting accounts

The report reflects two very different versions of events, which is part of why the case unfolded the way it did.

Allen initially told authorities nothing physical had happened and would only acknowledge a heated verbal argument, per the report. He then said his girlfriend had hit him, causing a blood clot in his eye. Deputies photographed both people for documentation.

The woman told authorities she did not want to press charges and declined to give a written statement. Deputies arrested Allen anyway, saying they’d found probable cause for the felony based on their investigation at the scene.

Why Florida prosecutors dropped the case

Despite the arrest, the state attorney’s office declined to file charges in a July 14 memo. The stated reason: the testimonial evidence was “not corroborated by any physical or other evidence and is therefore insufficient to obtain conviction.”

That decision sits in tension with the arrest report itself, which documented a bruise on the woman’s face. WDWNT noted that contrast directly. Prosecutors declining to move forward doesn’t mean they concluded nothing happened; it means they judged they couldn’t prove the case to a conviction, which is a higher bar than the probable cause needed for an arrest.

Allen’s attorney and the state attorney’s office did not respond to requests for comment.

What this means, and what it doesn’t

A dropped case is not an exoneration, and an arrest is not a conviction. Both things are true here, and the record supports neither a verdict of guilt nor a clean clearing.

Domestic violence cases frequently stall at exactly this point. When a victim declines to cooperate or press charges, prosecutors often conclude they can’t meet the burden for a conviction, even when an injury was documented. That dynamic is common enough that it’s a recognized challenge in how these cases move, or don’t, through the system.

For Disney’s part, this happened aboard park transportation, but there’s no indication Disney or its operations were involved beyond being the location. The Skyliner is the gondola system connecting several Disney World parks and resorts.

The legal case is closed for now. Whether anything further happens is up to the parties involved and the state, and the public record ends where the prosecutors’ decision does.

If you or someone you know is affected by domestic violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233.

Article compiled with the help of the Pirates & Princesses newsroom.

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Hat Tips:

• WDW News Today (August 6, 2026), Mike’s reporting from the arrest report and court records, the May incident, the felony arrest, the July 14 state attorney memo, and the conflicting accounts

• Inside the Magic (August 2026), the reporting that charges were dropped against the man

• Orange County court records and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the arrest report and the state attorney’s declination memo as cited by WDWNT