Zeitoun was not the only person falsely arrested after Katrina -- perhaps the most famous is Lance Madison, who was booked with shooting at police on the Danziger Bridge -- but parts of the book ...

Abdulrahman Zeitoun approached a fellow inmate at the Orleans Parish jail and asked him to kill his ex-wife, her son and another man, according to a police report filed into the court record.

Zeitoun, a solidly built man who “got by on air and water”, grew up in the shadow of his elder brother Mohammed, an international swimming champion who died young in a car accident.

Zeitoun, the protagonist of author Dave Eggers’ acclaimed 2009 account of post-Katrina injustice, “Zeitoun,” was sent back to jail last week for allegedly violating a protective order by ...

Zeitoun was arrested again last month after he attacked his ex-wife, violating a protection order. According to police, he tried to strangle Kathy Zeitoun on a New Orleans street on July 25.

An excerpt from "Zeitoun," by Dave Eggers: MONDAY, AUGUST 29 Zeitoun woke late. He couldn't believe his watch. It was after ten a.m. He hadn't slept that late in years. All the clocks had stopped.

Abdulrahman Zeitoun — a New Orleans painting contractor who became a post-Katrina literary hero until he was accused of trying to beat Kathy Zeitoun to death with a tire iron on Prytania Street ...

In recent years, though, Zeitoun has been in and out of police custody for charges, primarily relating to his ex-wife Kathy Zeitoun. In March 2011, he was arrested and convicted of domestic battery.

Abdulrahman Zeitoun was charged Wednesday in New Orleans with soliciting the murder of his ex-wife, son and another man. Zeitoun was the hero of Dave Eggers’ 2009 book, “Zeitoun,” which ...

That both narratives could contain some truth is perhaps not so surprising, given the account from Abdullah, 21, a resident of Karm al-Zeitoun who told his story in northern Lebanon two weeks ago ...

Zeitoun, 56, has reportedly been indicted on a felony charge of stalking his ex-wife, although his attorney, J.C. Lawrence, said Friday that his client had not received official notice of the ...

In recent years, though, Zeitoun has been in and out of police custody for charges, primarily relating to his ex-wife Kathy Zeitoun. In March 2011, he was arrested and convicted of domestic battery.