MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Police arrested mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor Monday after an alleged altercation with a fan outside a Miami Beach hotel.
The 30-year-old fighter was booked on felony counts of robbery/strong-arm and criminal mischief.
According to an arrest record, McGregor and the victim were leaving the Fontainebleau Hotel around 5 a.m. when the victim tried to take a picture of the UFC star and McGregor slapped the phone to the ground, stomped on it and took it with him.
MBPD has arrested and charged Conor McGregor, DOB: 7/14/88, with Strong Arm Robbery and Criminal Mischief, both fel… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…—
Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 12, 2019
Surveillance cameras recorded the incident, according to the Miami Herald.
McGregor’s defense attorney Samuel Rabin told the paper his client “was involved in a minor altercation involving a cell phone that resulted in a call to law enforcement. Mr. McGregor appreciates the response of law enforcement and pledges his full cooperation.”
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TMZ reports that McGregor was in South Florida with family to celebrate his mother’s birthday.