Ryan Garcia arrested for alleged vandalism at Beverly Hills hotel

Boxer Ryan Garcia was arrested Saturday for vandalism at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, a Beverly Hills police officer confirmed to Yahoo Sports.

Garcia was in custody Saturday evening but was expected to be released later that night.

TMZ initially reported Garcia's arrest, with video showing a shirtless Garcia being led out of the hotel lobby in handcuffs. Garcia wears a helmet covering his face, but his back tattoos are visible.

Garcia was allegedly accused of damaging hotel property, including his room and hallway, and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, but he complied with authorities at their request. arrival. Any damage over $400 can be considered a felony in California.

TMZ reports that eyewitnesses saw nearly a dozen police cars outside the hotel. Garcia also reportedly received a welfare check Wednesday after a family member worried he needed help. Although he apparently appeared fine, he later allegedly acted abnormally to the point that the hotel banned him from drinking that evening.

Ryan Garcia had a weird 2 months

The arrest is just the latest incident in a surreal sequence of events since he notched the biggest victory of his career against WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney. This fight already had drama due to Garcia losing 3 pounds of weight, costing him $1.5 million in the process, but then he tested positive for a banned substance.

Although Garcia's lawyers provided evidence that the positive Ostarine test was due to contaminated supplements, he still faces a significant suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission. Garcia denied using banned substances, but also issued bizarre statements, such as “I will swallow all the steroids.”

There's also a defamation lawsuit from Prime Hydration, the energy drink company co-owned by Logan Paul, who also claimed Garcia fabricated text messages in which the influencer/professional wrestler allegedly made light of on deaths in the Gaza Strip.