Shia LaBeouf: Video shows actor hurling expletives at police officer during public drunkenness arrest

This isn't the first time the actor's been in trouble with the law for public intoxication

Footage showing Shia LaBeouf running away from police officers before being arrested for public drunkenness has surfaced online.

According to TMZ, the 31-year-old actor was taken into custody by police early Saturday morning (8 July) in Savannah, Georgia and was later booked for disorderly conduct, obstruction and public drunkenness.

The footage shows the actor stating: “I have rights, I'm an American. You got me in my hotel, arrested for doing what, sir? You really got me cuffed heavy," before telling them they have “a president who don't give a f*ck about you, and you stuck in a police force that don't give a f*ck about you."

According to the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police, the officer attempted to arrest LaBeouf after he swore in front of a group of women and children - but the actor ran away to a nearby hotel lobby where he was eventually taken into custofy.

This isn't the first time LaBeouf has been in trouble with the law for intoxication. He was arrested in New York back in 2014 for “drunken behaviour” following which he sought help for alcohol addiction in rehab. Previous to that, the actor was arrested in West Hollywood for drunk driving in 2008.

A few months ago, he was arrested at his own New York art exhibit when he shoved a man at an anti-Trump display.

Just last month, Whiplash star Miles Teller was also arrested for public intoxication - despite what the actor believed.

LaBeouf's next film will be tennis biopic Bjorg vs. McEnroe. He was in Savannah shooting new film The Peanut Butter Falcon which also stars Dakota Johnson.