New Orleans police obtain new arrest warrant in Shia LaBeouf battery case

New Orleans police on Friday obtained a new warrant to arrest actor Shia LaBeouf in connection with a case that had already left him facing two counts of battery.The new warrant brings the number of people whom LaBeouf is accused of battering to three, multiple sources told Guardian reporting partner WWL Louisiana. The Guardian independently verified the information with a criminal justice source with direct knowledge of the warrant.LaBeouf, 39, was initially booked on 17 February on two counts of simple battery after he allegedly shouted homophobic slurs and hit multiple people at about 12.45am at the R Bar in New Orleans’s Marigny neighborhood after he was asked to leave.He was released on his own recognizance after the initial arrest, meaning he did not have to post bond. He was seen later that day – which was the festive holiday Mardi Gras – on New Orleans’s famous Bourbon Street.The warrant issued on Friday accuses LaBeouf of also having committed simple battery on a third person. It was issued a day after LaBeouf appeared in New Orleans criminal district court for a hearing on the initial charges.Judge Simone Levine on Thursday set a $100,000 bond for LaBeouf and ordered him to undergo drug testing as well as enroll in substance abuse treatment.LaBeouf took a drug and alcohol test in the courthouse.Levine did not discuss the specific findings but said the test result left her concerned that LaBeouf “does not take his alcohol addiction seriously”.The Transformers star, who is described in court records as a New Orleans resident, posted bond and sprinted away from reporters after the hearing.New Orleans police and LaBeouf’s attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the new warrant.Guardian staff contributed reporting