Kristina Bumphrey / AP file
By Shimon Prokupecz, WNBC
Updated 1 p.m. ET: Lindsay Lohan was assaulted in her Manhattan hotel room early Sunday morning by a man she met at a night club, police sources said.
According to law enforcement officials, Lohan told police she got into an argument with a 25-year-old man she brought to her room after meeting him at 1 Oak in Chelsea.
The argument was allegedly over photos the man took of Lohan on his cell phone while they were in her 15th floor room at the W Hotel near Union Square with some of Lohan's friends.
Police have identified the man as Christian LaBella of California. He was?charged with third-degree assault and harassment. In police paperwork, LaBella listed his employer's work phone as the Washington?offices of Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill.
Steven Tomaszewski, a representative for the congressman, said in a statement, "While no one from Congressman Shimkus' office has been contacted by Mr. LaBella following his arrest, he has been an employee in the Congressman's Washington office.? Obviously, the Congressman does not condone his actions.? As this is a legal matter for Mr. LaBella, the Congressman nor his office will make further comment."
Lohan told detectives she saw photos of her on LaBella's phone, confronted him about them and took his phone. LaBella then threw her on the bed causing scratches on her hands, police sources said.
Lohan ran out of the room and down the stairs of the hotel, but at some point decided to head back upstairs to her room. When LaBella saw her again, Lohan told police he attacked her, choking her, throwing her to the ground, and climbing on top of her.
A friend of Lohan's who was with her at the time was able to pull LaBella off of her, and Lohan then pulled the fire alarm for help. LaBella took off down the stairs, but police arrived before he was able to leave the hotel and took him into custody.
"Lindsay was assaulted early this morning in a New York hotel," Lohan's rep Steve Honig told E! News. "While she did sustain some injuries, she was not hospitalized. The assailant was arrested and is currently in police custody. Lindsay has spoken with police and is fully cooperating with the investigation."
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