Shia LaBeouf is back in the headlines for the wrong reasons. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, the Transformers star surrendered to the New Orleans Police Department. He now faces an additional misdemeanor charge of simple battery following a violent altercation during the city's Mardi Gras festivities.

The new charge is linked to a February 17 brawl at the Royal Street Inn & R Bar in the Marigny neighborhood. According to reports from WWL-TV, LaBeouf is accused of headbutting a male patron and using homophobic slurs during the encounter. This marks the third battery charge the actor has faced stemming from that single night of unrest.

This latest legal trouble adds to an already complicated month for the 39-year-old actor. Consequence reports that LaBeouf was processed and subsequently released on a $5,000 bond. While the actor has previously been vocal about his struggles with sobriety, his attorney, Sarah Chervinsky, issued a statement regarding his surrender, and LaBeouf addressed the incident in a recent interview with Andrew Callaghan.