Retired mixed martial artist Jason Miller
continues to run into trouble outside of the cage.
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According to
TMZ Sports, the UFC and Strikeforce veteran known as “Mayhem”
was arrested for allegedly choking a fan at the Sunset Marquis in
West Hollywood on Aug. 29. According to Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s Department records, Miller was arrested on Aug. 30 at 5
a.m. on a misdemeanor charge before being released on bail at 11:25
a.m.
The incident allegedly began when a fan approached Miller to say
hello but a “verbal confrontation” ensued, according to the report.
From there, Miller was accused of putting the fan in a chokehold
before security intervened to separate the two parties.
Miller reportedly left before law enforcement arrived on the scene,
but he returned to the club the next day. The police were called by
someone who recognized the former fighter, and Miller was
subsequently arrested. The case is still under investigation as
detectives review footage of the incident, according to the
report.
Miller, 42, had served time in prison from June 2022 to May 2023
due to charges of
felony domestic violence and resisting arrest in 2021. He was
also
involved in a bar fight in San Fernando, Calif., where he
allegedly broke a man’s ribs later that year, an incident that
resulted in felony charges of battery and assault.
The former “Bully Beatdown” host has a lengthy history of run-ins
with the law. Previously, Miller was
charged with multiple felonies including first-degree burglary
and grand theft auto, in which he pleaded not guilty when brought
to trial. He was
also taken in for a charge of felony vandalism, which rose to
that level when he caused a certain dollar amount of damage. Other
prior incidents include
breaking into a church nude causing damage, and a
guilty plea for domestic violence to a spouse or cohabitant
that put him on probation.
Miller owns a 23-10 career mark in MMA over the course of a
professional tenure that began in 2001. He last competed on May 21,
2016, falling to Mattia
Schiavolin via submission at Venator FC 3.