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Shia LaBeouf Charged With Two Misdemeanor Assaults After Mardi Gras Altercation in New Orleans

A magistrate released him on his own recognizance with a March 19 court date in Orleans Parish.

Overview

  • New Orleans police say officers responded around 12:45 a.m. to a reported disturbance on Royal Street near the French Quarter during Mardi Gras.
  • According to the police statement and witness accounts, bar staff tried to remove LaBeouf, after which he allegedly punched a man, left, returned more aggressive, and struck the same man again and another in the nose.
  • Paramedics treated LaBeouf at the scene and he was taken to a hospital for unspecified injuries before being booked on two counts of simple assault.
  • Video published by TMZ shows the actor shirtless receiving medical attention following the encounter outside the bar.
  • The misdemeanor charges are grounded in the New Orleans Police Department’s report, and court records show he later appeared virtually before Magistrate Simone Levine.