Mike Tyson arrested after fight with photographer at Los Angeles International Airport
Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson was arrested and taken away in handcuffs after getting into a fight with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday.
Both Tyson and the photographer - who has not yet been named - were charged with battery.
Both men were arrested after the run-in occurred in Terminal 7 near a United Airlines counter.
Tyson told police a photographer struck him in an attempt to provoke him, and Tyson allegedly punched the snapper and grabbed his camera, police said.
Los Angeles Airport police Sgt. Jim Holcomb said the photographer told police the ex-boxer - known for biting off an Evander Holyfield's ear in the ring - hit him and he went down.
“The photographer suffered a minor laceration to the forehead,” Holcomb said.
“There's a lot of different versions to the story.
“That's all going to come out later. But in this particular case, both individuals are going to be pressing charges for battery.”
Tyson was originally being held in a cell at LAX, but was pictured as he was moved to a downtown Los Angeles jail, Holcomb said.
A spokesman for Tyson said the boxing legend was travelling with his 10-month-old daughter and he was acting in self-defence when he was confronted by an aggressive photographer.
