Christian LaBella, a California resident and former child star, was initially and charged with assault and harassment on Sunday after getting into an altercation with Lindsay Lohan at the W Hotel Union Square hotel, but now both of them are facing charges.
Christian LaBella, 25, was initially arrested on an assault charge after Lindsay Lohan claimed he grabbed her in a New York hotel room in an argument. He allegedly took photos of her on his cellphone which she wanted him to delete. LaBella was freed hours later and his arrest voided when the charge could not be substantiated, according to the Huffington Post.
Lohan and LaBella met hours earlier at a night club, though it was unclear whether they previously knew each other, the officials said. They went back to her room, when she noticed the cellphone photos of her on his phone and grabbed the device, the officials said.
Lohan reportedly told police that when she confronted LaBella about the photos and confiscated his phone at approximately 4:30 a.m., LaBella responded by throwing her on the bed, leaving scratches on her hands.
Sources told TMZ that Lohan ran out of the room, and Lohan claims when she later returned, LaBella choked her, then threw her on the ground and climbed on top of her.
This is Lohan's second run-in with law enforcement in as many weeks in New York City. The 26-year-old was accused last week of clipping a pedestrian with her car outside a nightclub and driving away. She was given a ticket and was scheduled to appear in court Oct. 23. Honig has said he expects those allegations to be proven false.
LaBella's Facebook page shows photos of him with two prominent Republicans - vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and erstwhile presidential candidate Herman Cain.
