ORLANDO, Fla., (Reuters) – Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter was arrested and jailed in Key West, Florida, on a charge of battery after he punched a bouncer at a bar, police said yesterday.
Carter, 35, got into the altercation Wednesday night after bartenders at the Hog’s Breath Saloon refused to serve alcohol to him and a companion and asked them to leave because they appeared to be “heavily intoxicated,” according to an arrest report.
Carter punched one of the bouncers and Michael Papayans of California head-butted the bar manager, the report said. Papayans, 27, was also charged with battery.
Police said a video of the altercation, plus physical evidence and witness statements, confirmed that Carter committed the battery.
