epa04454000 US actor Shia LeBeouf (R) and his girlfriend British actress Mia Goth (L) arrive for the premiere of 'Fury' at the 58th BFI London Film Festival, in London, Britain, 19 October 2014. The screening of the movie is to close the London Film Festival. EPA/ANDREW COWIE By Danielle Broadway
The actor has previously faced a series of arrests and legal issues, including pleading guilty to a charge of obstruction. Police said he was charged with two counts of simple battery.
Officers were called around 12:45 a.m. (0645 GMT) to a business on Royal Street where two men reported being assaulted.
A police statement said LaBeouf had been causing a disturbance and growing increasingly aggressive. When a staffer tried to remove him, LaBeouf allegedly struck the man several times with closed fists.
The victims told police LaBeouf left but soon returned and acted even more aggressive. Several people tried to restrain him and briefly let him up in hopes he would leave, but he allegedly hit the same staffer again, punching his upper body. Police said he then punched another man in the nose.
Bystanders held LaBeouf until officers arrived. He was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries and released. Police gave no additional details on what triggered the disturbance or the victims’ conditions.
(Reporting by Danielle Broadway ; Editing by Howard Goller)