Actor, originally charged on two counts, accused of battery against third person in bar incident, sources say
New Orleans police on Friday obtained a new warrant to arrest actor Shia LaBeouf in connection with a case that had already left him facing two counts of battery.
The new warrant brings the number of people whom LaBeouf is accused of battering to three, multiple sources told Guardian reporting partner WWL Louisiana. The Guardian independently verified the information with a criminal justice source with direct knowledge of the warrant.
LaBeouf, 39, was initially booked on 17 February on two counts of simple battery after he allegedly shouted homophobic slurs and hit multiple people at about 12.45am at the R Bar in New Orleans’s Marigny neighborhood after he was asked to leave.
He was released on his own recognizance after the initial arrest, meaning he did not have to post bond. He was seen later that day – which was the festive holiday Mardi Gras – on New Orleans’s famous Bourbon Street.
