A Jets linebacker was charged Wednesday with assault for pummeling a much-smaller Queens man who accidentally spilled champagne on him at a Manhattan club, cops said.
Lorenzo Mauldin, 24, turned himself in to 10th Precinct police in the case over the April 2 incident at the Highline Ballroom in Chelsea, cops said.
The misdemeanor charge against Mauldin carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail. He was released without bail pending arraignment on Aug. 16.
Earlier this month, The Post exclusively reported that victim Jean Lopez, 22, had filed suit against Mauldin, accusing the 6-foot-4, 259-pound bruiser of drunkenly attacking him “without just cause.