Judge Orders Shia LaBeouf To Rehab, Sets $100,000 Bond
Judge orders LaBeouf to rehab and $100,000 bond after his Feb. 17 arrest on battery charges tied to an alleged Mardi Gras bar assault.
Overview
A New Orleans judge ordered Shia LaBeouf to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation and set a $100,000 bond after he was charged with two counts of battery.
The order follows LaBeouf's Feb. 17 arrest after police allege he punched two men outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras and used homophobic slurs, according to police reports and videos.
Judge Simone Levine admonished LaBeouf and said the episode raised concerns for the safety of the LGBTQ+ community, according to court remarks.
Levine ordered weekly drug tests, including one in the courthouse, required enrollment in substance-abuse treatment and told LaBeouf to stay away from the victims and the bar.
LaBeouf posted bond, had a court-ordered drug-and-alcohol test that his attorney said showed no illegal substances, and is tentatively due back in court on 19 March.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame this coverage around judicial rebuke and public-safety concerns, using decisive language (headline 'Judge scolds', 'admonished', judge saying he 'does not take his alcohol addiction seriously'). They foreground judge and victim source content (homophobic slurs, injured victim) while downplaying LaBeouf’s denials, creating a culpatory narrative.
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FAQ
Shia LaBeouf was arrested after allegedly causing a disturbance at a bar on the 1400 block of Royal Street in New Orleans' Faubourg Marigny during Mardi Gras. He was removed but returned aggressively, punching one victim multiple times in the upper body and dislocating another victim's nose, while reportedly using homophobic slurs and threatening a victim's life.
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