Troubled former mixed martial artist Jason Miller
was arrested in California after being charged with multiple
felonies, according to a report from
Fox 11 Los Angeles.
The former UFC talent known as “Mayhem” pleaded not guilty to
felony counts of first-degree burglary, unlawful taking of a
vehicle and grand theft auto in court on Tuesday. The 39-year-old
will be held without bail until a pretrial hearing on Sept. 2.
According to Irvine Police Sgt. Karie Davies, Miller knew his
victim, who was not identified in the report.
Miller, who was initially arrested at 6:24 p.m. local time this
past Friday, was already on probation after pleading guilty to
felony vandalism for smashing a large marble table, punching holes
in and removing doors and derailing the garage door at his
girlfriend’s residence.
Miller has had several altercations with law enforcement in recent
years, including a 2014 incident in which he barricaded himself
inside his house when police arrived to serve an arrest warrant for
an alleged stalking. He was taken into custody after a live
tweeting a SWAT standoff.
The following year, Miller was arrested for kicking and spitting at
police officers after an incident at a restaurant in Laguna Beach,
Calif. And in 2016, the 36-year-old fighter was arrested for
spitting on a police officer following an argument with two females
at a restaurant in Costa Mesa, Calif. In February 2018, a jury
acquitted Miller of domestic violence charges stemming from an
alleged assault of his ex-girlfriend at his Mission Viejo home in
2013.
In October 2018, Miller was
arrested on a felony vandalism charge that left him in
violation of his parole. In April 2018, the former “Bully Beatdown”
host accepted a four-year suspended sentence for multiple domestic
violence charges; that deal also included three years’ probation
for domestic violence incidents with three different women.
Last year, Miller released a
statement on his Facebook page that seemed to signal a positive
turn, as he admitted that “I wasn’t in the right state of mind for
a very long time” while adding that he was “confident of my sanity
and sobriety.”
After a four-year hiatus from the sport, Miller made his MMA return
at a Venator Fighting Championship event on May 21, 2016. After
missing weight by 24 pounds, “Mayhem” was submitted in the second
round by Mattia
Schiavolin. The UFC, Strikeforce and Dream veteran owns a 23-10
career record that includes victories over the likes of Tim Kennedy,
Robbie
Lawler and Denis Kang.