Ugly Betty star Eric Mabius arrested on battery charges after fight outside a bar

BGUK_3158867 - Ugly Betty star Eric Mabius arrested on battery charges after fight outside a bar. Eric Mabius was arrested by the Nassau County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, February 20, 2025. According to his arrest record, the 53-year-old actor was booked in the Nassau County Jail and Detention Center on two misdemeanor charges at 5:45 am local time after being arrested just after 2am. He faces a battery charge and resisting arrest without violence, both of which are misdemeanors. He is still awaiting trial, per the sheriff's office. In his mugshot, the actor is sporting a black eye on his right side, indicating there might have been some kind of altercation either before or during his arrest. Mabius is listed at 5’10” and 220 pounds in the arrest report, with a residence in Fernandina Beach, Florida. No bond amount was set. The arrest report reads: “Upon my arrival, I observed Jennifer Moreno (arrestee), just inside of the doorway. I observed a white male trying to help her stand. They both were extremely intoxicated and kept trying to yell at everyone in the bar. I escorted them outside to try to separate everyone. The victim said that the arrestee began to spit on several people and then looked at the victim as if she was going to spit on her. The victim said she told the arrestee that she needed to leave and this is when the arrestee started to push her and then Eric Mabius (arrestee 2), knocked both Jennifer and her to the ground. The victim said this only took a few seconds but while she was on the ground Eric got on top of her and was pulling her hair ripping a handful of her hair from her scalp. The victim then stated that this is when multiple people at the bar was able to pull both arrestees' off of her. While outside Eric, became more belligerent and not following simple commands to just sit on the bench. Eric, at one point in time Eric tried to stand up and walk behind me while I was trying to finish investigating the incident. Several Deputies had to escort him back to the bench and placed him under arrest for resisting without violence. After speaking back with the victim, she stated she did wish to press charges on both of the arrestees.” Mabius is best known for his role as Daniel Meade on Ugly Betty, which he starred in for all four seasons, but has more recently become the star of Hallmark's Signed, Sealed, Delivered franchise. *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHE