American actorShia LaBeoufwas arrested again inNew OrleansonSaturday, Feb. 28, 2026, after authorities charged him with an additionalmisdemeanour count of simple batterylinked to an altercation that occurred duringMardi Gras celebrationsearlier in the month.
The new charge marks the second time LaBeouf has faced legal trouble stemming from the same incident outside a French Quarter bar and has renewed scrutiny on theTransformersandHoney Boystar's behaviour.
According to court records, LaBeouf, 39, was taken into custody at the Orleans Parish jail on Saturday after police secured a new arrest warrant related to his conduct outside the Royal Street Inn & R Bar on Feb. 17, where he is accused of assaulting multiple people during the city's famed Mardi Gras festivities.
The additional felony, officially logged as a misdemeanour simple battery charge, was filed in addition to the two counts LaBeouf was already facing from the February bar brawl. Prosecutors allege that video and police reports show LaBeouf repeatedly punched at least one person and hurledhomophobic slursat several individuals during the altercation.
LaBeouf voluntarily surrendered to authorities after learning the new warrant was issued, and he was released on bond shortly after posting bail.
The sequence of events leading to LaBeouf's arrest began in the early hours of Fat Tuesday, when police responded to reports of an assault outside the Royal Street venue. According to the police report, one man was struck in the face and sustained what may have been a dislocated nose after LaBeouf allegedly punched him.
Local entertainer Jeffrey Damnit, identified in official records as Jeffrey Klein, told investigators that LaBeouf had been physically aggressive and uncooperative, pushing and hitting him 'a few times' before others intervened.
Police say other bystanders attempted to restrain LaBeouf as he became more hostile, shouting threats before officers arrived and took him into custody.
At a court appearance following his initial arrest, a judge in Orleans Parish Criminal Court set a $100,000 bond for LaBeouf and ordered him to return to drug and alcoholrehabilitation, along with weekly drug testing, as conditions of his release.
During that hearing, the judge criticised the actor for both his alleged conduct and the use of homophobic language during the altercation. Reports say officials expressed concern about 'the safety of this larger community,' given the circumstances of the incident.
Source: International Business Times UK
