{"id":2570898,"date":"2026-02-18T05:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-star-arrested-charged-after-altercation-held-down-until-police-arrived\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T05:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:31:22","slug":"hollywood-star-arrested-charged-after-altercation-held-down-until-police-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-star-arrested-charged-after-altercation-held-down-until-police-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Star Arrested, Charged After Altercation: &#8216;Held Down Until Police Arrived&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhollywood-star-arrested-charged-after-altercation-held-down-until-police-arrived%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570898&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Shia LaBeouf, the actor best known for the Transformers films, faced legal trouble after Mardi Gras events in New Orleans. Authorities say he caused a disturbance at a Royal Street buisness, punched a staffer several times, and returned repeatedly, leading to two counts of simple battery. He was arrested after being held down until police arrived and was taken to a hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. TMZ circulated video suggesting LaBeouf may have been on the receiving end of the confrontation,while Fox News cited his social posts from the weekend. The piece notes LaBeouf has a long history of addiction,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naomi-osaka-representing-japan-knocked-from-olympics-in-stunning-upset\/\" title=\"Naomi Osaka, Representing Japan, Knocked From Olympics In Stunning Upset\u00a0\">mental health struggles<\/a>,and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-heroically-thwart-toddler-abduction-at-virginia-mall-violent-suspect-behind-bars\/\" title=\"Police Heroically Thwart Toddler Abduction at Virginia Mall, Violent Suspect Behind Bars\">prior legal issues<\/a>,including a 2017 rehab order for public intoxication and disorderly conduct,and a 2020 misdemeanor battery and theft case that led to mandated private therapy. The article frames this incident as part of a broader pattern of controversy in the actor\u2019s life.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An actor who headlined the bombastic &ldquo;Transformers&rdquo; films has gotten in trouble for being a little&nbsp;<em>too <\/em>willing to let his fists do the talking.<\/p>\n<p>Star actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested and charged after a Mardi Gras celebration went awry, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/shia-labeouf-arrested-new-orleans-violent-mardi-gras-altercations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old LaBeouf was in New Orleans over the weekend, as evidenced by his social media posts, when things took a violent turn.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GWCMUx2IoF\">pic.twitter.com\/GWCMUx2IoF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecampaignbook\/status\/2023157457820975322?\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to Fox News, LaBeouf was allegedly &ldquo;causing a disturbance and becoming increasing aggressive at a Royal Street business.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police say that when a staffer tried to get LeBeouf to leave the business, the actor punched the staffer &ldquo;several times&rdquo; with closed fists.<\/p>\n<p>LaBeouf would leave, only to return acting &ldquo;even more aggressive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At this point, multiple people tried to subdue the enraged LaBeouf. Eventually, the group let LaBeouf up, in the hopes that he would peaceably leave.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the actor allegedly struck the same staffer again, before turning his ire to another male victim and punching him in the nose.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;LaBeouf was again held down until police arrived,&rdquo; police said. &ldquo;He was taken to a hospital for treatment of unknown injuries.&nbsp;Upon release, he was arrested and charged with two counts of simple battery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly enough, while LaBeouf is the one who was charged with two counts of simple battery, viral video of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >confrontation began circulating courtesy<\/a> of TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>And those videos appeared to show LaBeouf getting the far worse end of whatever physical altercation may have occurred.<\/p>\n<p>You can view part of the confrontation for yourself below (LaBeouf is the shirtless individual):<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains footage that some viewers may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: Shia LaBeouf gets beat up in a Mardi Gras fight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yd56zO4Gcc\">https:\/\/t.co\/Yd56zO4Gcc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2TC8okzOR\">pic.twitter.com\/j2TC8okzOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/2023822934964322586?\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As TMZ reported, this isn&rsquo;t LaBeouf&rsquo;s first brush with controversy.<\/p>\n<p>The star actor has a well-documented history of addiction, mental issues, and legal problems.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, for instance, LeBeouf was entered into court-mandated rehab after he was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<p>(LaBeouf has had an up-and-down battle with sobriety.)<\/p>\n<p>LaBeouf was also previously arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor theft stemming from an incident in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>While he avoided jail time in that incident, he was ordered to attend private therapy to work on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maureen-callahan-alec-baldwin-and-woody-allen-trainwreck-livestream-shows-weve-moved-past-them\/\" title=\"Maureen Callahan: Alec Baldwin and Woody Allen Trainwreck Livestream Shows We\u2019ve Moved Past Them\">anger management issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The 39-year-old actor was in town over the weekend, according to Fox News. Authorities say he caused a disturbance at a Royal Street business and punched a staff member several times when asked to leave, then returned more aggressively. Several people attempted to restrain him until police arrived. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries and, after being released, was arrested on two counts of simple battery. TMZ later circulated video that appeared to show LaBeouf being on the receiving end of the confrontation rather than initiating it.<\/p>\n<p>LaBeouf has a well-documented history of legal and sobriety issues. 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