Shia LaBeouf Arrested During Mardi Gras Brawl

What started out as a fun bar crawl earlier this week in New Orleans in celebration of Mardi Gras has escalated into a two-misdemeanor arrest for Shia LaBeouf. The actor was caught hitting two men with a closed fist after being ejected from an establishment moments before the incident. He was allegedly showing signs of aggressive behavior and causing a disturbance.

Once on the 1400 block of Royal Street, police state that LaBeouf struck two men several times with a closed fist, notably in the nose. It’s unclear and unstated what the motive behind this act was, but it’s not unlikely that the public figure may have been taunted in some way for his intoxication. The altercation occurred at approximately 12:45 am after LaBeouf had been bar hopping all day and for the past several days.

Police say, “multiple individuals attempted to restrain him, releasing him in hopes he would leave.” Videos caught by TMZ and onlookers depict LaBeouf shirtless and somewhat dazed but smiling earlier. These clips also witnessed him being transported to a hospital via ambulance once the aggression ended. After arriving at the hospital and being treated for unspecified injuries, LaBeouf was arrested.

The Transformers actor is being charged with two counts of simple battery. His pretrial hearing is scheduled for mid-March. Multiple sources have failed to receive any comments from him; however, LaBeouf took to X to say, “Free me”.

Upon being released, LaBeouf continued to celebrate Mardi Gras. Looks like he wasn’t ready to give up the festivities of Fat Tuesday just yet.

See how Shia LaBeouf’s misdemeanor trial progresses and what further sides to the story are to come.