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Former MMA Fighter 'Mayhem' Miller Arrested After Brawl With Cops
Former MMA fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller has been having a lot of run-ins with the law over the past few years. His latest arrest took place outside of a Laguna Beach bar over the weekend, where he allegedly kicked and spat on cops.Laguna Beach police responded to a call around 11:15 p.m. that Miller, 34, was causing a scene and breaking glasses at the White House restaurant and bar in the 300 block of South Pacific Coast Highway, according to O.C. Register. When police arrived, Miller reportedly ran away, but came back to the restaurant, where four officers were waiting for him.
Miller fought with police, kicking and spitting at them before getting him in the back of a patrol car, Laguna Beach police Sgt. Tim Kleiser told the L.A. Times. He allegedly continued to spit and kick the windows in the police cruiser.
He was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, battery on a peace officer and unlawful fighting. Miller's being held in custody in lieu of a $200,000 bail and is expected in court today, where he may be charged.
Terezowens.com, a sports gossip blog, posted on YouTube a video of Miller's arrest:
This isn't the first time the former host of MTV's Bully Beatdown has been arrested. Last October, Miller live-tweeted a four-hour standoff he had with Orange County Sheriff's Dept. deputies in his Mission Viejo home. Deputies tried to serve a warrant to Miller for stalking allegations, but things escalated and he barricaded himself in the home. And he's also been arrested for putting his sister in a really long headlock in 2011, suspicion of domestic violence in 2013, and for breaking into an Orange County church in 2012 and vandalizing it before police found him napping on a couch there naked.
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