Alec Baldwin Released from Jail Following Arrest for Allegedly Punching Man Over Parking Space

Alec Baldwin Released from Jail Following Arrest for Allegedly Punching Man Over Parking Space Alec Baldwin was spotted leaving the New York Police Department's 6th Precinct station

By Karen Mizoguchi Karen Mizoguchi Karen Mizoguchi is a former associate digital news editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022.People Editorial GuidelinesPublished on November 2, 2018

07:39PM EDT Hours after his arrest for allegedly punching a man in a parking space dispute, Alec Baldwin was spotted leaving the New York Police Department’s 6th Precinct station.

Dressed in a collared grey shirt and dark slacks, the actor, 60, exited the police station and was later photographed arriving at his Manhattan apartment, nearby where he allegedly struck

the victim’s face. The 49-year-old man, who Baldwin allegedly punched, was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital.

Gotham/GC Images “Normally, I would not comment on something as egregiously misstated as today’s story. However, the assertion that I punched anyone over a parking spot is false,” Baldwin

tweeted on Friday evening. “I wanted to go on the record stating as much. I realize that it has become a sport to tag people was many negative charges and defaming allegations as possible

for the purposes of clickbait entertainment.”

In a follow-up tweet, Baldwin said, “Fortunately, no matter how reverberating the echos [sic], it doesn’t make the statements true.”

Gotham/GC Images An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE that Baldwin was charged with assault and harassment.

A rep for Baldwin had no comment.

Donald Trump Reacts to Alec Baldwin’s Arrest: ‘I Wish Him Luck’ Baldwin will appear in court at a later date, according to the NYPD.

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It was not immediately clear if Baldwin has a lawyer for this arrest who could comment on his behalf.

Baldwin has had at least one physical altercation in public in the past. In 2013, the father-of-five was photographed in an apparent fight with a paparazzo, according to ABC News.

Photographs of the incident appeared to show Baldwin pinning the man down on a parked vehicle.

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