Atlanta police say actor Wendell Pierce has been arrested at a hotel where he was a guest.
Atlanta Police Department spokesman Donald Hannah says in a statement that Pierce was arrested early Saturday morning at the Loews Atlanta Hotel.
The altercation reportedly stemmed from a conversation about politics.
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Pierce, a rabid Hillary Clinton supporter, allegedly began arguing with a Bernie Sanders supporter and her boyfriend at the hotel’s bar around 3:30 a.m., reports TMZ.
When the woman voiced her opinion regarding Sanders, Pierce reportedly “became enraged, pushed the boyfriend and then went after his girlfriend, grabbing her hair and smacking her in the head.”
New Orleans native Pierce is known for his television roles as Detective William “Bunk” Moreland on The Wire and Antoine Batiste on Treme.
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Hannah’s statement says the incident was not significant and was treated as “any other arrest.” He says Pierce never indicated he was well-known.
Online Fulton County Jail records show Pierce was booked on a charge of simple battery Saturday and released the same day on $1,000 bond.
Hannah says the police will share the incident report once it has been completed.
With files from The Associated Press
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