Actor Shia LaBeouf enters plea in New Orleans Mardi Gras incident
Shia LaBeouf has entered a plea in connection with a Mardi Gras altercation in New Orleans. He pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery and received a suspended six-month sentence and two years of probation. LaBeouf has had several run-ins with the law during his career, including arrests for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
- ▪Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery in a New Orleans court.
- ▪He received a suspended six-month sentence and two years of probation for the Mardi Gras altercation.
- ▪LaBeouf has a history of run-ins with the law, including arrests for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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- ▪ Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to battery charge in Mardi Gras bar incident — Global News
- ▪ Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to 3 counts of battery after Mardi Gras brawl, arrest — Page Six
- ▪ Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to simple battery for punching bargoers during Mardi Gras — ABC News — US
- ▪ Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to simple battery for punching bargoers during Mardi Gras - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to battery charges over New Orleans bar incident — World news | The Guardian
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State Watch Actor Shia LaBeouf enters plea in New Orleans Mardi Gras incident Comments: by Raeven Poole - 06/03/26 2:27 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Raeven Poole - 06/03/26 2:27 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Actor Shia LaBeouf has entered his plea in connection with a Mardi Gras altercation earlier this year. During an arraignment hearing Wednesday morning, LaBeouf pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery. He received a suspended six-month sentence and two years of probation. In mid-February, during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, police were called to a disturbance on Royal Street where LaBeouf was allegedly becoming “increasingly aggressive,” punching two people.
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