Trademark’s Eric Mabius Pleads Innocent to Battery After Supposedly ‘Ripping’ Lady’s Hair Out

Eric Mabius has actually pleaded innocent after being jailed for apparently ripping a lady’s hair out.

Mabius, 53, sent the plea through his lawyer on Monday, February 24, in court in Nassau County, Florida. He likewise waived the right of look at pre-trial hearings in the event.

The star, who’s best understood for his leading function on ABC’s Ugly Betty, was jailed on Thursday, February 20, and scheduled into the Nassau County Prison and Detention Center, which launched a mug shot in which Mabius is seen with a laceration beside his best eye. At the time, an arrest record discussed that he was collared for battery and withstanding arrest without violence.

Nevertheless, brand-new information have actually emerged that offer a fuller photo of the experience. According to a cops report acquired by United States Weekly, Mabius was associated with a battle with 2 ladies, Jennifer Moreno and Amelia Bell, at a bar in Yulee, Florida, last Thursday. The run-in led to both Mabius and Moreno’s battery arrests.

After getting here on the scene, a policeman “observed a white male attempting to assist [Moreno] stand. They were both very inebriated and kept attempting to chew out everybody in the bar. I accompanied them outside to attempt to different everybody. [Moreno] simply laid on the ground and declined to listen and or speak.” On the other hand, Mabius “ended up being more belligerent” and did not follow “basic commands to simply rest on the bench.” At one point, he “attempted to stand and stroll behind” the officer while he was examining the occurrence.

Bell informed authorities that Moreno had actually been apparently “ill-mannered to everybody at the bar” and was consistently asked to leave. She declared that Moreno “started to spit on a number of individuals and after that took a look at [Bell] as if she was going to spit on her.” Bell declared that Moreno began to press her after she informed her to leave the bar. Then Mabius got included, Bell declared, knocking both her and Moreno to the ground.

Bell “stated this only took a couple of seconds however while she was on the ground Eric got on top of her and was pulling her hair” and “ripping a handful of her hair from her scalp,” the report specified, pointing out Bell’s recollection.

A witness called Michael Webb informed authorities that he had actually been spit on by Moreno and enjoyed as Mabius “slung both women to the ground.” Webb “got Eric off” them while authorities were on the method to the bar.

The day of his arrest, Mabius was purchased by a court not to get in touch with Bell or be within 500 feet of her home, automobile or location of work.

Mabius appeared on all 4 seasons of Ugly Betty as Daniel Meade, the editor-in-chief of Mode publication. Mabius’ tv credits likewise consist of Celebration of 5, The L Word and Popular

Most just recently, Mabius appeared in a variety of Trademark Channel originals, consisting of playing Oliver O’Toole in the Signed, Sealed & & Delivered franchise. He likewise appeared in 2019’s It’s Starting to Look a Lot Like Christmas, 2022’s Haul Out the Holly and 2023’s Haul Out the Holly: Illuminate, all Trademark initial movies.