Ultimate Fight Championship star, Conor McGregor, has been arrested in Miami, United States, for allegedly smashing a fan’s phone while trying to take his picture.
The Irish fighter is being charged with strong-armed robbery and misdemeanour criminal mischief, police said.
The alleged incident took place when the 30-year-old left the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel at 05.20 local time.
A police report says he knocked the phone out of the fan’s hand, stamped on it then picked it up and left with it.
“The victim attempted to take a picture of the defendant with his cell phone. The defendant slapped the victim’s phone out of his hand, causing it to fall to the floor,” a police report said.
“The defendant then stomped on the victim’s phone several times, damaging it. The defendant then picked up the victim’s phone and walked away with it, depriving him of it. The defendant was located and arrested.”
It added that the alleged victim’s phone was valued at $1,000.
Last year, McGregor was ordered by a court to undergo anger management training and perform five days of community service in return for the dropping of criminal charges for attacking a bus containing rival UFC fighters.
The former two-weight champion has been in Florida preparing for his UFC comeback after losing his last fight to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018.
His defeat came a year after he lost a boxing match to undefeated world champion, Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather earned a reported $100 million from the bout, with McGregor said to have pocketed $30 million.
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