Actor Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to simple battery for New Orleans Mardi Gras incident
By Metia Carroll
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NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Actor Shia LaBeouf has pleaded guilty to a Mardi Gras Day incident in New Orleans.
On Wednesday, LaBeouf pleaded guilty to 3 misdemeanor counts of simple battery.
As part of that plea, he will be on probation and take anger management classes.
“The DA’s investigation proved exactly what Shia LaBeouf said from the beginning: this was nothing more than a Mardi Gras bar tussle. He came to court wanting to take accountability, and he has done so,” said LaBeouf’s attorney, Sarah Chervinsky.
Investigators say he was reportedly causing a disturbance and becoming increasingly aggressive at a Royal Street business.
A staff member attempted to remove Mr. LaBeouf from the establishment. Once removed from the building, NOPD says the victim told police LaBeouf punched him several times.
Detectives say LaBeouf then reportedly assaulted another person, punching him in the nose.
He will receive no jail time, and any allegations of a hate crime have been dismissed.
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