Dolphins Fullback Charged With Battery
Regan Mauia Accused Of Punching Man In Face
POSTED: 1:20 pm EDT April 11, 2008
WESTON, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins fullback Reagan Mauia was arrested early Friday morning by the Broward Sheriff's Office on a charge of misdemeanor battery.
According to the arrest affidavit, the incident occurred in the parking lot of the Carolina Ale House, located at 2618 Weston Road, just before midnight.
Mauia, 23, punched a man in the face, "causing the victim to pass out and fall to the ground," according to the affidavit.
The victim's girlfriend and another man who were standing in the parking lot when the 6-foot, 270-pound Mauia walked by witnessed the incident, according to the affidavit.
"Mauia asked the victim, Michael Gianatassio, what the f--- he was looking at," the affidavit states. "Gianatassio said he wasn't looking at anyone. Mauia became upset and said, 'You should know,' as he approached Gianatassio. All of a sudden, Mauia punched Gianatassio in the face with a closed fist."
He then allegedly drove away in a black Cadillac Escalade, but not before a witness took a picture of the license plate with a cell phone camera. A deputy ran the tag and went to the listed address with the witness.
Mauia came to the door and "denied that he was at the Ale House," the affidavit states. The witness positively identified Mauia as the man who hit Gianatassio.
The deputy arrested Mauia and transported him to a Broward County jail, where he was held on $1,000 bond. He bonded out Friday morning.
A team official told Local 10 the Dolphins can't comment until they learn more about the incident.
Mauia was a rookie last year from the University of Hawaii.
