{"id":14141,"date":"2019-03-12T06:57:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T10:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=14141"},"modified":"2019-03-12T06:57:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T10:57:43","slug":"conor-mcgregor-ufc-star-arrested-in-miami-for-allegedly-smashing-fans-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2019\/03\/12\/conor-mcgregor-ufc-star-arrested-in-miami-for-allegedly-smashing-fans-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor: UFC star arrested in Miami for allegedly smashing fan&#8217;s phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">UFC star Conor McGregor has been arrested in Miami for allegedly smashing a fan&#8217;s phone as they tried to take pictures.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish fighter is being charged with strong-armed robbery and misdemeanour criminal mischief, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged incident took place as the 30-year-old left the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel at 05:20 local time.<\/p>\n<p>A police report says he knocked the phone out of the fan&#8217;s hand, stamped on it then picked it up and left with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The victim attempted to take a picture of the defendant with his cell phone. The defendant slapped the victim&#8217;s phone out of his hand, causing it to fall to the floor,&#8221; a police report said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The defendant then stomped on the victim&#8217;s phone several times, damaging it. The defendant then picked up the victim&#8217;s phone and walked away with it, depriving him of it. The defendant was located and arrested.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It added the alleged victim&#8217;s phone was valued at $1,000 (\u00a3760).<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a class=\"sp-story-body__external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu5lQ7rjH28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post on social media<i class=\"sp-story-body__external-link-icon gelicon gelicon--external\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\u00a0following his release, McGregor said: &#8220;Patience in this world is a virtue I continue to work on. I love my fans dearly. Thank you all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sp-media-asset \">\n<div class=\"sp-media-asset__body media\">\n<div class=\"sp-media-asset__image gel-responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes sp-lazyloaded\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" sizes=\"605px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/240\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/320\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/480\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Conor McGregor's Instagram post\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/240\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/320\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/480\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/324E\/production\/_105987821_mcgregor_insta.jpg 976w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sp-media-asset__caption gel-brevier \">Conor McGregor posted on Instagram after being released later on Monday in Miami<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, McGregor was ordered by a court to have anger management training and perform five days of community service in return for the dropping of criminal charges for attacking a bus containing rival UFC fighters.<\/p>\n<p>The former two-weight champion has been in Florida preparing for his UFC comeback after losing his last fight to Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia in October 2018.<\/p>\n<p>That came a year after McGregor lost\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/live\/boxing\/40874881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a boxing match,<\/a>\u00a0thought to be the most lucrative in history, to multiple world champion Floyd Mayweather.<\/p>\n<p>American Mayweather earned a reported $100m (\u00a376m) from the bout, with McGregor thought to have pocketed $30m (\u00a323m).<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/mixed-martial-arts\/47532635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">UFC star Conor McGregor has been arrested in Miami for allegedly smashing a fan&#8217;s phone as they tried to take pictures. 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