Actor Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of simple battery for punching people outside a New Orleans bar in February during Mardi Gras.As part of that plea, he will be placed on probation and ordered to 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 LaBeouf from the establishment. Once removed from the building, NOPD said the victim told police that LaBeouf punched him several times. Detectives said 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.
Actor Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of simple battery for punching people outside a New Orleans bar in February during Mardi Gras.
As part of that plea, he will be placed on probation and ordered to 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 LaBeouf from the establishment. Once removed from the building, NOPD said the victim told police that LaBeouf punched him several times. Detectives said 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.
