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Ex-UFC fighter Cody East arrested for domestic violence

Cody East had another run-in with the law Sunday morning.

The former UFC heavyweight fighter was arrested at an Albuquerque, N.M., home at 3:51 a.m. local time on charges of aggravated battery against a household member, aggravated assault against a household member, and false imprisonment. KRQE News 13 first reported the news of East’s arrest.

East was booked into Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County, N.M., at 10:25 a.m. local time on a $30,000 cash or surety bond, according to arrest records. As of 11 p.m., he is still behind bars.

This isn’t the first time East has found himself in trouble with the law.