MMA fighter War Machine has been arrested Friday in Simi Valley, Calif., by U.S. Marshals after being on the run for more than a week following the alleged assault of his girlfriend, a U.S. Marshals spokesperson told FOX Sports. War Machine, whose birth name is Jonathan Koppenhaver, was at Simi Valley City Jail on Friday afteroon pending his extradition to Nevada.
The former UFC competitor had seven arrest warrants out, five of them for alleged felonies, according to TMZ.
War Machine's ex-girlfriend Christy Mack, a well-known adult-film actress, is accusing him of horrifically beating and nearly killing her in the early morning hours of Aug. 8. The alleged assault resulted in 18 broken bones around her eyes, a broken nose, missing teeth, a fractured rib and ruptured liver, Mack wrote in a statement on social media.
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The former UFC competitor had seven arrest warrants out, five of them for alleged felonies, according to TMZ.
War Machine's ex-girlfriend Christy Mack, a well-known adult-film actress, is accusing him of horrifically beating and nearly killing her in the early morning hours of Aug. 8. The alleged assault resulted in 18 broken bones around her eyes, a broken nose, missing teeth, a fractured rib and ruptured liver, Mack wrote in a statement on social media.
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MMA fighter War Machine arrested by U.S. Marshals after weeklong manhunt | FOX Sports