'Ugly Betty' alum Eric Mabius arrested on suspicion of battery in Florida bar brawl

Actor Eric Mabius, who starred successful the deed ABC bid “Ugly Betty” and respective Hallmark movies, was arrested aboriginal Thursday greeting successful Florida’s Nassau County.

The “Resident Evil” and “Welcome to the Dollhouse” actor, 53, was booked connected 2 misdemeanor charges: artillery and resisting a instrumentality enforcement serviceman without violence, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office database. Representatives for Mabius did not instantly respond to The Times’ petition for remark Thursday.

Mabius was 1 of 2 radical arrested aft a brawl that broke retired successful a barroom successful Yulee, astir 25 miles northbound of Jacksonville, according to an apprehension study obtained by The Times.

The incidental arsenic outlined successful the study involves allegations of pushing, spitting, disrespect and drunkenness.

A lawman said helium observed 2 “extremely intoxicated people” — a pistillate and a man. The drunk pistillate was “continuously being disrespectful,” allegedly spat connected radical and was asked to permission aggregate times by patrons and a bartender, according to the report.

The inebriated pistillate was confronted by a 2nd woman, who told her to leave, the lawman said. Then the drunk pistillate allegedly shoved the 2nd pistillate arsenic good arsenic Mabius — who is accused of knocking some of the women down.

The lawman said the 2nd pistillate accused Mabius of getting connected apical of her and “pulling her hair, ripping a fistful of her hairsbreadth from her scalp.”

Mabius, on with the inebriated woman, were removed from the barroom by instrumentality enforcement, the study said.

Outside the bar, Mabius “became much belligerent” and did not travel a “simple command” to beryllium connected a bench, the lawman said. The lawman besides said the histrion tried to get up and “walk behind” him portion instrumentality enforcement attempted to decorativeness the probe of the incident. Multiple deputies had to escort Mabius backmost connected the bench, and helium was arrested connected suspicion of resisting apprehension without violence. According to the report, the pistillate whose hairsbreadth was pulled did not privation to property charges against anyone.

Mabius, who roseate to prominence successful the mid-1990s, portrayed heartthrob and manner mag exertion Daniel Meade successful ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” which starred America Ferrera successful the rubric role. He besides appeared successful TV bid “The L Word,” “Chicago Fire” and respective installments of Hallmark’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” TV movie franchise.