Shia LaBeouf Mugshots Through the Years: What Each Arrest Record Actually Shows
Public searches for Shia LaBeouf mugshots through the years usually combine several very different legal events. Some arrests produced widely circulated booking photographs, some cases were later dismissed, and others resulted in pleas or probation.
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The useful way to read the timeline is not as a gallery of photographs, but as a sequence of arrest → booking or citation → charge → court outcome. A mugshot records a point in that process; it does not tell you by itself whether a charge was prosecuted or how the case ended.
The most widely documented Shia LaBeouf booking-photo periods include Chicago in 2007, the Los Angeles-area DUI arrest in 2008, Austin in 2015, Savannah in 2017 and New Orleans in 2026. Other arrests, including New York incidents in 2014 and January 2017, are well documented even where an easily accessible official mugshot archive is not the best surviving source today.
The outcomes differ sharply. The 2007 Chicago trespass charge was dropped. Prosecutors declined the 2008 DUI case for insufficient evidence. A January 2017 Queens assault case was dismissed for insufficient evidence. The July 2017 Savannah arrest led to an obstruction conviction and disorderly-conduct disposition. A 2020 Los Angeles misdemeanor case was dismissed after LaBeouf completed judicial diversion. In 2026, he pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery in New Orleans and received probation.
Shia LaBeouf Arrest Timeline and Known Outcomes
This table separates the initial law-enforcement action from what happened later. That distinction is especially important for older celebrity mugshot searches, where an arrest photograph can continue circulating long after a charge was dismissed.
| Year | Place | Arrest / case | Later documented outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chicago, Illinois | Arrested after refusing to leave a Walgreens; misdemeanor criminal trespass charge. | Prosecutors dropped the charge after Walgreens and its security company said they did not want to continue the case. |
| 2008 | Los Angeles / West Hollywood, California | Arrested on suspicion of DUI after an early-morning vehicle crash. | Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to file DUI charges, citing insufficient evidence. His refusal of chemical testing affected his driving privileges. |
| 2014 | New York City | Arrested after a disturbance during a Broadway performance of Cabaret. | He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct under a treatment-based resolution. In 2015 the case was placed on a path to dismissal and sealing if he remained arrest-free for the required period. |
| 2015 | Austin, Texas | Arrested and booked for misdemeanor public intoxication. | He was released on his own recognizance. This article does not state a later case outcome that could not be reliably verified from the reviewed primary or contemporaneous sources. |
| Jan. 2017 | Queens, New York | Arrested on misdemeanor assault allegations during the “He Will Not Divide Us” art project. | Queens prosecutors dismissed the case because they said there was insufficient evidence to proceed. |
| July 2017 | Savannah, Georgia | Arrested on obstruction, disorderly-conduct and public-drunkenness charges. | He pleaded guilty to obstruction and no contest to disorderly conduct; he received probation, community service, counseling/evaluation requirements and financial penalties. The public-drunkenness count did not result in a conviction. |
| 2020–2022 | Los Angeles, California | Charged with misdemeanor battery and petty theft arising from a 2020 altercation. | A judge placed him in a diversion program. After successful completion, the criminal case was formally dismissed in May 2022. |
| 2026 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Arrested during Mardi Gras; the case ultimately involved three counts of simple battery. | On June 3, 2026, he pleaded guilty to all three counts. He received suspended jail terms, two years of active probation and an alcohol-treatment requirement. |
Shia LaBeouf Arrests Through the Years
Chicago Walgreens Trespass Arrest
Chicago police arrested LaBeouf on November 4, 2007 after a security guard at a downtown Walgreens said he repeatedly refused requests to leave the store. He was booked on a misdemeanor criminal-trespass allegation.
A Chicago police booking photograph from the arrest was published by news organizations at the time. That makes 2007 one of the earliest clearly documented LaBeouf mugshots still reproduced in historical reporting.
The arrest did not lead to a conviction. In December 2007 prosecutors dropped the criminal-trespass charge after Walgreens and the security company indicated that they did not want to continue the case.
Record lesson: the 2007 mugshot documents the booking, while the later court outcome shows that the charge was dismissed.
Los Angeles-Area DUI Arrest After a Vehicle Crash
LaBeouf was arrested on July 27, 2008 after an early-morning vehicle collision near La Brea Avenue and Fountain Avenue. Contemporary reporting said he was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI.
The legal outcome is important. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office later said there was insufficient evidence to file a drunken-driving charge. Reporting at the time also stated that investigators determined LaBeouf was not at fault in the collision.
His refusal to submit to a chemical test had a separate administrative consequence for his driving privileges. A license suspension is not the same thing as a DUI conviction.
Broadway “Cabaret” Arrest in New York
On June 26, 2014, New York police arrested LaBeouf after a disturbance during a performance of Cabaret at Studio 54. He was taken into custody and released the following morning.
He later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct as part of a resolution requiring treatment and a period without further arrests. In March 2015, a Manhattan judge said the matter would be dismissed and sealed if he remained arrest-free for another six months after completing treatment.
This arrest is well documented in police and court reporting, but it is better understood through the court history than through a stand-alone mugshot search.
Austin Public Intoxication Arrest
Austin police arrested LaBeouf on October 9, 2015 in the city’s Sixth Street entertainment district. Police identified the charge as misdemeanor public intoxication.
Travis County jail records reported at the time showed that he was booked and later released on his own recognizance. The Austin booking photograph became one of the better-known LaBeouf mugshots reproduced in news coverage.
This article does not convert that arrest into a conviction claim. A reliable later disposition was not established from the sources reviewed for this rebuild, so the timeline stops at the verified booking and release information.
Queens Arrest During “He Will Not Divide Us”
New York police arrested LaBeouf on January 26, 2017 after an altercation outside the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, where his collaborative “He Will Not Divide Us” art project was being livestreamed.
Police alleged that he pulled another man’s scarf, scratched his face and pushed him. LaBeouf was charged with misdemeanor assault and released with a desk appearance ticket.
The later outcome materially changes how the arrest should be described today: the Queens District Attorney’s Office said it would dismiss the case because there was not enough evidence to proceed.
For that reason, any historical image or arrest headline from this incident should be accompanied by the dismissal outcome.
Savannah Arrest and Chatham County Booking Photo
LaBeouf was arrested in Savannah, Georgia, on July 8, 2017 after an encounter with police. Authorities charged him with obstruction, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office booking photograph from this arrest was distributed to news organizations, making the Savannah image one of the clearest official jail-booking photos in the public timeline.
In October 2017, LaBeouf pleaded guilty to obstruction and no contest to disorderly conduct. Court reporting says he received a year of probation, 100 hours of community service, anger-management counseling, a drug-and-alcohol evaluation and financial penalties. The public-drunkenness count did not result in a conviction.
Los Angeles Battery and Petty-Theft Case
In September 2020, Los Angeles prosecutors charged LaBeouf with one count of misdemeanor battery and one count of misdemeanor petty theft arising from a June altercation.
This entry belongs in a complete legal timeline, but it should not automatically be described as another famous “mugshot year.” The public record most clearly documented by reliable sources is the criminal case and its later diversion outcome.
In May 2021, a court ordered LaBeouf into a 12-month judicial diversion program with therapy, alcohol-monitoring and conduct requirements. In May 2022, after successful completion of the program, the criminal case was formally dismissed.
Record lesson: a criminal charge can exist without a lasting conviction, and the final dismissal matters when describing the case years later.
New Orleans Mardi Gras Arrest and 2026 Booking Photo
New Orleans police arrested LaBeouf shortly after midnight on February 17, 2026 after responding to an incident outside a business on Royal Street during Mardi Gras. Police initially announced two counts of simple battery.
Later in February, another warrant added a further allegation connected with the incident. LaBeouf surrendered again while the case was pending.
A 2026 booking photograph attributed in news coverage to Orleans Parish authorities was released after the arrest, giving the public timeline its most recent widely circulated LaBeouf mugshot.
The legal status is no longer merely an allegation. On June 3, 2026, LaBeouf pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery. Court reporting states that he received six-month sentences on each count that were suspended, was placed on two years of active probation, and was required to participate in alcohol treatment.
Which Shia LaBeouf Arrest Years Have Public Mugshots?
Not every arrest produces a booking image that remains accessible from a current official agency database. Police and jail websites change, old records may move offline, and dismissed matters can be sealed or otherwise become harder to retrieve.
| Year | Public photo status | Best description |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chicago Police booking photo was published contemporaneously by news outlets. | Early confirmed booking-photo year; trespass charge later dropped. |
| 2008 | A booking image from the DUI arrest has circulated widely in historical reporting. | Arrest image; prosecutors later declined the DUI charge. |
| 2014 | The arrest itself is heavily documented, but a current official mugshot archive is not necessary to establish the event. | Use court and arrest reporting rather than assuming every reposted image is official. |
| 2015 | Austin booking photograph was widely published after the public-intoxication booking. | Confirmed booking and release; do not invent an unverified later disposition. |
| Jan. 2017 | Arrest footage and reporting are widely available; this page does not depend on an archived mugshot. | Assault allegation later dismissed for insufficient evidence. |
| July 2017 | Chatham County Sheriff’s Office booking photo was distributed as an agency handout. | Strongest clearly sourced jail-booking image in the middle of the timeline. |
| 2020 | The later misdemeanor prosecution is the important verified record. | Case dismissed in 2022 after successful diversion. |
| 2026 | News organizations published a booking photograph attributed to Orleans Parish authorities. | Latest major booking-photo entry; three simple-battery guilty pleas followed. |
Arrest, Booking, Charge and Conviction Are Four Different Things
Celebrity-arrest searches often collapse several stages into one. Doing that creates factual errors, especially when the photograph remains online long after a case was dropped.
Police take a person into custody
An arrest means law enforcement took action based on the circumstances at that time. It is not a finding of guilt.
A jail or police agency processes the person
Booking can produce fingerprints, identifiers and a photograph. A mugshot belongs to this administrative stage.
A criminal allegation is formally pursued
A charge can later be dismissed, amended, diverted or resolved through a plea. Some arrests never produce a filed prosecution.
The case reaches a legal outcome
Dismissal, diversion, guilty plea, acquittal and conviction are materially different outcomes and should be reported accurately.
How to Verify an Old Celebrity Mugshot or Arrest Record
Older arrest records are harder to verify than a current jail roster because the person may have been released many years ago and the original agency database may no longer expose the booking online.
Start with the date and jurisdiction
Identify the specific arrest year and city first. “Shia LaBeouf mugshot” by itself can refer to several unrelated cases across Illinois, California, New York, Texas, Georgia and Louisiana.
Identify the arresting or booking agency
Look for a police department, sheriff or jail attribution attached to the original booking photograph rather than trusting a cropped image copied between websites.
Check contemporaneous reporting
For an old record that is no longer online, Associated Press, Reuters and established local reporting can preserve the police statement, booking details and agency attribution from the time of arrest.
Find the later court outcome
Do not stop with the arrest article. Search for dismissal, plea, diversion, sentencing or other later disposition. This changes how the event should be described today.
Do not infer from a missing record
An old arrest disappearing from an online portal does not establish that the event never happened. Records can be removed from public interfaces, sealed, archived or moved to another system.
Keep image rights separate from public-record status
Even when the underlying arrest is a matter of public record, a particular news photograph, scan or republished image can still carry copyright restrictions.
Why Different Shia LaBeouf Arrest Lists Show Different Numbers
There is no single permanent national “Shia LaBeouf arrest database.” The incidents occurred in different jurisdictions and under different procedures.
Some online lists also mix arrests with citations, warrants, civil lawsuits or incidents where police detained someone but no criminal charge followed. This article limits the main chronology to documented criminal arrests or directly related criminal cases and explains the later disposition where reliable reporting supports one.
Use Celebrity Mugshots With the Same Accuracy Standards as Any Other Arrest Record
Public-figure status does not change the basic meaning of an arrest record. A mugshot shows that a booking occurred; it does not establish that every original allegation was later proven.
For LaBeouf, that distinction is particularly important because the historical record contains several different outcomes: dropped charges, insufficient-evidence decisions, a diversion dismissal, plea dispositions and the 2026 battery convictions.
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Shia LaBeouf Mugshots Through the Years FAQs
What is the earliest widely documented Shia LaBeouf mugshot?
One of the earliest clearly documented booking photos dates to his November 2007 arrest in Chicago for misdemeanor criminal trespass after refusing to leave a Walgreens. Prosecutors dropped that charge the following month.
Was Shia LaBeouf convicted of DUI in 2008?
No. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a July 2008 crash, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office later said there was insufficient evidence to file the DUI charge. His refusal of chemical testing had a separate effect on his driving privileges.
What happened in Shia LaBeouf’s 2014 New York arrest?
Police arrested him after a disturbance during a Broadway performance of Cabaret. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct under a treatment-based resolution, and in March 2015 a judge placed the case on a path to dismissal and sealing if he remained arrest-free for the required period.
Why is there a 2015 Austin Shia LaBeouf mugshot?
Austin police arrested LaBeouf in October 2015 for misdemeanor public intoxication. Travis County jail records showed that he was booked and later released on his own recognizance. The booking photo was widely published afterward.
Were the January 2017 New York assault charges against Shia LaBeouf dismissed?
Yes. The Queens District Attorney’s Office said there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the assault case arising from an incident outside the Museum of the Moving Image.
What happened after Shia LaBeouf’s Savannah arrest in 2017?
He pleaded guilty to obstruction and no contest to disorderly conduct. He received probation, community service, anger-management counseling, a drug-and-alcohol evaluation and financial penalties. The public-drunkenness allegation did not result in a conviction.
Was Shia LaBeouf’s 2020 Los Angeles criminal case dismissed?
Yes. He was charged with misdemeanor battery and petty theft, entered a judicial diversion program in 2021, successfully completed it and had the criminal case formally dismissed in May 2022.
Why was Shia LaBeouf arrested in New Orleans in 2026?
New Orleans police arrested him during Mardi Gras after an incident outside a Royal Street business. The case ultimately involved three simple-battery counts.
What was the outcome of Shia LaBeouf’s 2026 New Orleans case?
On June 3, 2026, he pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery. He received suspended six-month sentences, two years of active probation and an alcohol-treatment requirement.
Does a Shia LaBeouf mugshot prove he was convicted?
No. A mugshot is a booking photograph. Several cases in this timeline were dropped, dismissed or not prosecuted on the original allegation. The later court outcome must be checked separately.
Sources Used to Verify the Arrest Timeline
Historical police and jail interfaces do not all preserve public records for decades. For older incidents, this timeline therefore relies on contemporaneous reporting that identifies the police, jail, prosecutor or court involved and then separately checks later reporting for disposition.
- Chicago Sun-Times — 2007 Chicago arrest and Chicago Police booking photo
- CBS / Associated Press — 2007 charge dismissal and 2008 court reporting
- Associated Press — 2008 DUI prosecution decision
- Los Angeles Times — 2008 arrest and booking details
- CBS / Associated Press — 2014 disorderly-conduct plea
- CBS New York / Associated Press — 2015 treatment completion and conditional dismissal
- CBS / Associated Press — 2015 Austin public-intoxication arrest
- ABC News — 2017 Queens dismissal for insufficient evidence
- Reuters — 2017 Savannah plea and sentence
- NY1 / City News Service — 2020 case dismissed after diversion in 2022
- Reuters — February 2026 New Orleans arrest
- Associated Press — June 2026 guilty pleas and probation