Texas university bans Vegas stabber Nika Nikoubin as criminal embarks on music career with new single
DALLAS, TEXAS: Nika Nikoubin who stabbed her date she met online in retaliation for the 2020 death of an Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani has been banned from singing performances at venues close to her home.
Moreover, the Texas University she enrolled in has banned her too after finding out about her criminal history. On a regular basis, Nikoubin, 22, also sings and has put out a strange collection of music videos. One of her tracks is called 'Spaceman'.
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Who is Nika Nikoubin?
Nika Nikoubin sings about her desire for the eponymous figure or an "astronaut between her thighs." The video was released a month ago wherein she is seen wearing sequined outfits, tasseled jumpsuits, and a fluffy pink crop top, reports the Daily Mail.
The Las Vegas, Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny has stopped her from singing further and banned her from further performances away from home as she faces trial. "At this point, we'll just say no," Kierny said of performance gigs, adding that Nikoubin can ask officials overseeing her pretrial release to seek prior court approval on a case-by-case basis as reported by CBC News.
The University of Texas at Dallas also banned her from attending classes on campus while she served house arrest. Phil Roth, a university spokesman, confirmed to the outlet that Nikoubin was admitted for the spring 2023 semester before university officials became aware that she was charged with a crime.
'Continued campus violence'
"Because the safety of our campus and our community is of utmost importance, we have removed her from campus," said Roth in a statement. It said campus police "will monitor the student's compliance with the removal order." However, Judge Carli Kierny said she didn't have the authority to make a campus ban part of the tight restrictions imposed on Nikoubin while she lives with her parents in Frisco, Texas.
Nikoubin was detained by Henderson police shortly after the stabbing occurred on March 5 at Sunset Station. In a hearing on Monday, Kierny claimed it looked like the Dallas-based monitoring Nikoubin was merely tracking her location and not investigating whether or not she might have disregarded her curfew or other court-ordered rules.
Rod Bishop, a campus police officer, sought the judge to issue an order barring Nikoubin from UT Dallas, where Nikoubin's father is a professor, citing safety concerns and Monday's horrific mass shooting at Michigan State University.
"After this week's shooting," Bishop said by teleconference to the Las Vegas courtroom, "along with continued campus violence across the nation, students and parents are even more alarmed about safety issues."
Kierny restated Nikoubin's restrictions, including a GPS monitor, an evening curfew, and limited travel for specified purposes on a pre-approved schedule, including to school. The judge called it "a private issue, whether she is allowed on campus." "That would be up to you," Kierny told Bishop.
Nikoubin has pleaded not guilty and will be facing trial in July for attempted murder and felony battery with a weapon charge during her arrest in the alleged March 2022 attack.