Former world champion boxer Ryan Garcia was charged with misdemeanor vandalism on July 18 for alleged damage he inflicted on a room and hallway at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills hotel.
Garcia, 25, was charged with a single misdemeanor count of vandalism causing $400 or more in damage, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The Porter Ranch resident was arrested around 5:15 p.m. June 8, when police were dispatched to the hotel in response to a report of an “intoxicated person,” according to Lt. Andrew Meyers of the Beverly Hills Police Department.
Investigators determined that Garcia was a guest at the hotel and had damaged a hotel room and part of a hallway, Meyers said. After he was booked at the BHPD jail, police said the 15-time national amateur champion complained of a medical issue and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for evaluation. He is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 7 at the Airport Branch Courthouse. He faces up to a year in jail if convicted.
“While we are grateful no injuries were reported in this incident, reckless behavior that damages property shows a blatant and unacceptable disregard for the safety and peace of our community,” District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. “Our office will work to ensure the responsible individual is held accountable.”
Garcia, who was born in Victorville, is 25-1 in his professional career with 20 knockouts. He was the World Boxing Council interim lightweight champion from Jan. 2-May 24, 2021, winning the title when he stopped Luke Campbell in the seventh round, but was stripped of it after withdrawing from a planned title defense against former World Boxing Association super featherweight champion Javier Fortuna to “manage his health and well-being.”
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