Eric Mabius, the actor finest recognized for his work on the TV present “Ugly Betty,” was arrested for battery and resisting a legislation enforcement officer with out violence on Thursday morning after an alleged bar combat with a lady, The Publish can affirm.
The star, 53, was taken into custody by officers from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Division in Florida on Thursday at 2:13 a.m. ET. Mabius, who’s a Florida resident, was booked into the Nassau County Jail and Detention Heart at 5:45 a.m.
Each Mabius’ battery and resisting an officer with out violence costs are misdemeanors.
In response to Mabius’ arrest report obtained by The Publish, the actor was with a feminine companion who was requested to depart the bar “several times” by the bartender and “even a few patrons” as a result of she was “continuously being disrespectful.”
The lady with Mabius allegedly began spitting on individuals earlier than turning to the alleged sufferer “as if she was going to spit on her.”
When the alleged sufferer informed Mabius’ companion that she wanted to depart, the lady started pushing her, based on the written assertion. It was at this level that Mabius allegedly received concerned, reportedly knocking each the alleged sufferer and his good friend to the bottom.
The reported incident “only took a few seconds,” with the alleged sufferer telling officers that “while she was on the ground Eric got on top of her and was pulling her hair ripping a handful of her hair from her scalp.”
That spurred “multiple people at the bar” to drag each Mabius and his companion off of the alleged sufferer, the written assertion mentioned.
An eyewitness who claimed Mabius’ good friend spit on him informed sheriffs, “Eric, slung both girls to the ground and so he grabbed Eric off of the girls and the cops where [sic] arriving on scene.”
“The witness advised he did not wish to press charges for getting spit on,” the official file famous.
When police arrived on the bar, they noticed Mabius making an attempt to assist his good friend stand. The officers famous that Mabius and the lady had been “extremely intoxicated” and “kept trying to yell at everyone in the bar.”
Police mentioned that Mabius’ feminine companion “laid on the ground and refused to listen and or speak,” forcing the officers to bodily choose her up and carry her exterior. “Once outside [the woman] continued to resist and was ultimately placed under arrest for resisting,” the report added.
As for Eric, he allegedly “became more belligerent” exterior the bar and was “not following simple commands to just sit on the bench.”
At one cut-off date, “Eric tried to stand up and walk behind” the arresting officer whereas he “was trying to finish investigating the incident.” The report acknowledged that “several deputies had to escort him back to the bench and placed him under arrest for resisting without violence.”
The alleged sufferer informed police that she did want to press costs towards each Mabius and his feminine companion, who had been every positioned beneath arrest for easy battery and resisting with out violence “based on the officer’s investigation, the evidence, and the witness statements.”
Within the reserving photograph obtained by The Publish, the actor seems to have a bruise and a minimize on the nook of his proper eye.
A spokesperson for the Nassau County Sheriff’s Division informed The Publish Thursday afternoon that Mabius continues to be in custody and hasn’t had his first court docket look but, which can most definitely be tomorrow morning.
A rep for Mabius didn’t instantly reply to the Publish’s request for remark.
Along with his work on “Ugly Betty,” Mabius has appeared on different standard TV exhibits, together with “The OC,” “Blue Bloods,” “The L Word,” “Outcasts” and “Chicago Fire.” He additionally had memorable roles in films reminiscent of “Cruel Intentions,” “Resident Evil” and “The Crow: Salvation.”
Most not too long ago, he starred within the Hallmark sequence “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.”
