“Ugly Betty” star Eric Mabius is no stranger to being behind the camera.
But after an ugly arrest, Mabius’ mug shot is the last thing he wants fans to see.
According to TMZ, police in New York arrested Mabius for battery and resisting an officer without violence Thursday.
Mabius was taken into custody on the two misdemeanor charges and was booked into the Nassau County Jail and Detention Center in Florida just before 6:00 a.m., according to the outlet.
His mugshot showed a cut near his right eye and purple bruising on his face. The circumstances leading up to his arrest are not clear as of Thursday afternoon.
And while details are fuzzy, it begs the question as to what exactly happened with Mabius and his infamous mugshot.
However, details are emerging that could shed light as to what exactly happened to his face.
Mabius allegedly “knocked” an intoxicated woman, who was bothering people in a Florida bar, and a woman she was allegedly harassing, to the ground, according to a statement from the arresting officer with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department.
“The victim said this only took a few seconds but while she was on the ground Eric got on top of her and was pulling her hair ripping a handful of her hair from her scalp,” the arresting officer continued.
“The victim then stated that this is when multiple people at the bar was able to pull both arrestees’ off of her.”
Mabius became “more belligerent” once officers brought him outside of the bar, “not following simple commands to just sit on the bench,” the arresting officer continued, adding, “at one point in time Eric tried to stand up and walk behind me while I was trying to finish investigating the incident. Several deputies had to escort him back to the bench and placed him under arrest for resisting without violence.”
Mabius starred in Hallmark’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” series, and he played Daniel Meade on “Ugly Betty” from 2006 until 2010.