Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels' lawyer in Trump case, arrested as felony domestic violence suspect
Michael Avenatti has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of domestic violence.
Avenatti is best known as the spotlight-thirsty and Trump-baiting attorney for Stormy Daniels, a perennial cable news guest, and an apparently aspiring Presidential candidate.
He is currently in Los Angeles police custody as of Wednesday afternoon, suspected of beating his estranged wife in the face.
A report on the incident in the Century City area was taken on Tuesday, said Los Angeles police.
News of Avenatti's arrest was first reported by TMZ.
"Avenatti's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment" by BuzzFeed News.
News: Michael Avenatti has been arrested for felony domestic violence and is currently in LAPD custody, @CJRosenbaum reports
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) November 14, 2018
LAPD officers in West Los Angeles have responded to an incident involving Michael Avenatti, where he is detained during the process of taking an incident report, sources tell @NBCNews - @anblanx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 14, 2018
From TMZ:
Read the restOur law enforcement sources say Avenatti was arrested Wednesday after his estranged wife filed a felony DV report. We're told her face was "swollen and bruised."
Our sources say the alleged incident occurred Tuesday, but there was a confrontation Wednesday between the two at an exclusive apartment building in the Century City area of L.A.
We're told during Wednesday's confrontation the woman ran out of the apartment building and was on the sidewalk on her cellphone with sunglasses covering her eyes, screaming on the phone, "I can't believe you did this to me."
We're told security brought her inside the building and Michael showed up 5 minutes later, ran into the building, chasing after her.
