Actor Eric Mabius, who starred in the hit ABC series "Ugly Betty" and several Hallmark movies, was arrested early Thursday morning in Florida's Nassau County.
The actor was arrested in Nassau County after allegedly spitting on patrons and attacking a woman at a Yulee bar before resisting deputies.
An “Ugly Betty” alum and popular Hallmark actor was recently arrested on battery charges in Florida. Eric Mabius, who played Daniel Meade on ABC’s hit sitcom “Ugly Betty,” was taken into custody early Thursday morning after getting into a physical altercation with two women at a bar,
Eric Mabius was arrested on Feb. 20 by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. According to People, the central Pennsylvania native faces misdemeanor charges of battery and resisting arrest without violence.
A television star has been arrested after his alleged involvement in a bar brawl. The Los Angeles Times reports “Ugly Betty” actor Eric Mabius was booked at Florida’s Nassau County Jail on Thursday morning on misdemeanor charges of battery and resisting a law enforcement officer without violence.
The Hallmark actor was allegedly "extremely intoxicated" prior to his arrest and "got on top of" a woman and "ripp[ed] a handful of hair from her scalp," according to court documents
Eric Mabius has pleaded not guilty after being arrested for allegedly ripping a woman’s hair out during a fight in Florida
The actor appeared to have sustained injuries to his face after allegedly getting into a bar brawl with a female patron.
Mabius is known for playing Daniel Meade on ABC’s Ugly Betty for its four-season run from 2006 to 2010, as well as his recurring roles on The L Word, The O.C. and Chicago Fire. He also starred as Oliver O’Toole in Hallmark Channel’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered, as well as the subsequent film franchise.