NEW ORLEANS — Actor Shia LaBeouf has pleaded guilty to simple battery in connection with an altercation at a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras earlier this year and has been sentenced to probation and court-ordered training.
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According to court records cited by WWL, LaBeouf received a six-month suspended sentence and two years of active probation. As part of the conditions, he must also complete anger management and sensitivity training.
The sentence follows misdemeanor charges of simple battery filed by the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office.
LaBeouf, 39, was arrested after a disturbance at R Bar on Royal Street during Mardi Gras. An arrest report alleged he became combative with staff and patrons and struck multiple people during the incident.
Police said one victim was hit in the face hard enough to badly injure their nose. Investigators also alleged LaBeouf shouted homophobic slurs during the altercation, which the actor later denied.
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Following his arrest, LaBeouf posted a $100,000 bond and was released under conditions that included rehabilitation treatment, regular drug and alcohol testing, and stay-away orders involving the alleged victims and the bar.
Michael Kennedy, one of the victims’ attorneys, released the following statement:
“On behalf of Mr. Klein, I would like to extend my thanks to both the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office and the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court for their diligence in investigation and screening of this matter, the efficiency with which it was handled, and for remembering that in New Orleans we are all equal, we should all feel safe, and we don’t treat people different based upon relative fame.
The defendant in this matter has been given an opportunity to do better. To be better. It is the hope of Mr. Klein and our entire team that the substance abuse treatment, sensitivity training, and anger management will be taken seriously and that the defendant will make use of the skills he learns in the future.”
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