Man Who Allegedly Jumped Miles Teller In Hawaii Bathroom Charged With Assault
Nov. 8 2021, Published 1:06 p.m. ET
The man who allegedly jumped Miles Teller in Hawaii earlier this year has been charged with assault.
Russell Nielsen, the suspect who allegedly hit the actor in the face with a closed fist on May 26, has been charged with one count of third-degree assault in the County of Maui, according to court documents.
The charge comes nearly five months after the incident occurred.
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, 34-year-old Miles and his model wife, 29-year-old Keleigh, were on vacation and having dinner at a restaurant in Maui when Teller got up to use the restroom.
The actor was reportedly in the bathroom when a man – who has since been identified as Nielsen – allegedly punched Miles in the face. The man allegedly claimed that he was a wedding planner and that Miles and his wife owed him $60,000 for unpaid services from the couple's 2019 Maui wedding.
It was eventually reported that Nielsen's wife was the wedding planner to whom Miles allegedly owed the money.
After the altercation, Keleigh took to social media to speak on what happened.
"Miles was jumped by 2 men we have never met after they trapped him in the bathroom," she wrote on Instagram at the time. "It seems these same men have done this to many people."