Ugly BettyAlum and Hallmark Star Eric Mabius Pleads Not Guilty Following Arrest on Battery Charges

Mar. 15, 2025

Eric Mabius attends the premiere of Netflix’s GENTIFIED at Margo Albert Theatre on February 20, 2020.Photo:Leon Bennett/Getty

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Eric Mabius has pleaded not guilty following his Florida arrest.

Per the arresting officer’s report, Mabius knocked two women to the ground at the bar — one was identified as Jennifer Moreno, who was also arrested that night — and the victim told police that he “got on top of her and was pulling her hair” and “ripping a handful of her hair from her scalp” until other patrons pulled him and Moreno off her.

A witness corroborated the story, too, and told the officer that Mabius “slung both girls to the ground,” referring to Moreno and the alleged victim.

Eric Mabius' mugshot.Nassau County Sheriff’s Department

Nassau County Sheriff’s Department

When police arrived at the bar, Mabius “became more belligerent” and was “not following simple commands.” At one point he “tried to stand up and walk behind” the officer who was “investigating the incident,” per the report.

“Several deputies had to escort [Mabius] back to the bench and placed him under arrest for resisting without violence,” per the report.

Mabius is not to have “oral or written communication in any form” with the alleged victim and remain more than 500 feet away from the alleged victim’s residence, vehicle and place of employment.

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Mabius is known for his role as Daniel Meade onUgly Betty, which he played for all four seasons, and has since become the star ofHallmark’sSigned, Sealed, Deliveredfranchise. Hemost recently starred in the franchise’s thirteenth film,A Tale of Three Letters, which premiered in July.

source: people.com