'Trailer Park Boys' star Michael Smith arrested for alleged domestic battery

Michael Smith, a star of the television series 'Trailer Park Boys,' was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery following an incident at a Hollywood hotel on Friday, April 1st.

According to TMZ, authorities responded to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel shortly after 1:00 a.m. Friday, after receiving a call about domestic battery.

TMZ sources say they heard a woman yell, "you're choking me" and when they ran to help, they saw Smith pinning the woman against the bathroom wall.

According to TMZ, guests said it sounded like the shouting was over who Smith had been texting.

The Los Angeles Police Department tells KTLA, officers encountered Smith and placed him under arrest. He was later booked on suspicion of domestic battery. Jails records list the offense as a misdemeanor.

On Saturday, Trailer Park Boys released the following statement on their Facebook page:



The post reads:


No other details have been released at this time.