Ugly Betty star Eric Mabius arrested for battery after bar fight with woman

Eric Mabius starred as Daniel Meade in the 2000s series Ugly Betty. Photo / Getty Images, Nassau County Sheriff's Department

Ugly Betty star Eric Mabius has been arrested for battery.

The 53-year-old actor – best known for portraying fashion magazine editor Daniel Meade in the ABC comedy-drama series – was detained on Thursday morning (February 20) in Yulee, Florida.

According to TMZ, he faces two misdemeanour charges of battery and resisting an officer without violence.

It comes after an alleged altercation at a Nassau County bar in the early hours of Thursday morning, when Mabius allegedly “knocked” an intoxicated woman to the ground.

According to Fox News, which obtained an arrest record, a statement from the arresting officer with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department reads: “The victim said this only took a few seconds but while she was on the ground, Eric got on top of her and was pulling her hair, ripping a handful of her hair from her scalp.”

Eric Mabius in Ugly Betty (2006). Photo / IMDb

“The victim then stated that this is when multiple people at the bar [were] able to pull both arrestees’ off of her.”

Mabius – who also starred in Hallmark series Signed, Sealed, Delivered and TV series Chicago Fire – was taken outside the bar, and the police officer claims the actor was “not following simple commands to just sit on the bench”.

The officer added: “At one point in time, Eric tried to stand up and walk behind me while I was trying to finish investigating the incident.”

Eric Mabius was arrested in Yulee, Florida on two misdemeanour charges of battery and resisting an officer without violence. Photo / Nassau County Sheriff's Department

“Several deputies had to escort him back to the bench and placed him under arrest for resisting without violence.”

The intoxicated woman was also arrested amid the altercation.

Mabius hasn’t commented at the time of writing.