Actor, stand-up comedian Mike Epps was put behind bars early Saturday along with another man for attacking a tourist at Harrah’s in New Orleans
The Next Friday and The Hangover stand-up comedian was accused of sucker punching a Virginia man during the NBA All-Star Game.
Police say Epps and his buddy Thomas Cobb, 52, of Brooklyn were involved in a physical altercation” where they “struck” the visitor.
Mike and Cobb were both booked on municipal counts of battery.
The alleged victim, who asked not to be identified, said in a telephone interview that he was heading to the cash-out area of the casino about 4 a.m. when he passed Epps and his entourage.
“We kind of met right there in the middle and I recognized him,” the man said. “I said ‘Oh, Mike Epps!'”
“The next thing I know, he started hitting me in the face, unprovoked,” the man said. “I had a handful of chips, so I just basically bent down to protect myself, and then my friends ran over and got in front of me, and then security got there.”
Casino security allowed Epps and his group to leave but called police. The man said he was bruised and bleeding from his face.
Epps and Cobb were released on $1,000 bail each.