Lindsay Lohan scuffles with hotel guest - San Francisco Chronicle

New York --

A 25-year-old man initially arrested Sunday on an assault charge after Lindsay Lohan said he grabbed her in a New York hotel room in an argument over cell phone images was freed hours later and his arrest voided when the charge could not be substantiated, law enforcement officials said.

Instead, Christian LaBella of Valley Village (Los Angeles County) and Lohan were filing harassment complaints with police against each other after they were interviewed by police about their run-in, law officers said.

Afterward, Lohan publicist Steve Honig expressed outrage that police did not charge LaBella.

"Lindsay was assaulted, and there needs to be a consequence for that," he said in a telephone interview.

LaBella could not be reached for comment.

He was taken into custody about 6 a.m. after a 911 call came from the W Hotel in Manhattan's Union Square where Lohan apparently pulled the fire alarm, two officials said on condition of anonymity.

LaBella was arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge but released later Sunday. The charge could not be substantiated so the arrest will be voided, the officials said.

Lohan and LaBella met hours earlier at a nightclub, though it was unclear whether they previously knew each other, the officials said. They went back to her room when she noticed the cell phone photos of her on his phone and grabbed the device, the officials said.

Lohan said LaBella grabbed her and threw her, but later he said she had forcefully taken his phone, the officials said. Lohan was injured but not hospitalized, Honig said in a statement.

This is Lohan's second run-in with law enforcement in as many weeks in New York City. The 26-year-old was accused last week of clipping a pedestrian with her car outside a nightclub and driving away. She was given a ticket and is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 23. Honig has said he expects those allegations to be proved false.