Two-time UFC competitor Cody East was arrested in New Mexico following a domestic violence incident over the weekend.
Albuquerque, N.M.-based station KRQE was first to report the news. East is charged with child abuse, false imprisonment and battery.
According to a criminal complaint, East got into a fight with his wife and then allegedly refused to allow her or their kids to get out of their car. The woman told police that East pushed her and made threatening comments when she tried to stop him.
East was released on Tuesday from the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center due to “Release on Recognizance.