Shia LaBeouf‘s viral parking-lot encounter has taken a legal turn now. The woman he asked to leave him alone is now in custody. Days after the footage of the calm but tense exchange gone viral over social media, authorities in Louisiana arrested the woman on a stalking charge, closing a chapter on a month-long situation that played out largely on Instagram.
Authorities took Alyssa Couture into custody after the encounter with Shia LaBeouf
According to booking records cited by TMZ, Alyssa Couture, 40, was arrested on Monday night and booked on a misdemeanor stalking charge through the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. The arrest came just after she posted a clip of her run-in with the actor, which went viral.
In that viral video, Shia LaBeouf is seen speaking to Couture through her car window in the grocery store parking lot. He keeps his voice measured, repeatedly asking to be left alone and saying she is frightening his father and people around him. “Leave me alone. God bless you. Leave me alone,” LaBeouf said this calmly.
This incident stuck many viewers as forced, given the circumstances. The New Orleans Police Department has not publicly named the alleged victim, citing the standard privacy policy. However, the timing of the booking lines up with the confrontation.
Couture has posted thousands of videos addressing LaBeouf over recent months; she appears to believe she has a personal connection to him. She thinks of him as her husband. She has also spoken publicly about serious health struggles, but it is still not verified.
The episode adds to the rocky year for LaBeouf, who relocated to Louisiana to be near family. In June, the “Honey Boy” star pleaded guilty to battery charges, a separate matter from this week’s arrest.
TELL US, WERE YOU STRUCK BY HOW CALM SHIA LABEOUF STAYED DURING THE ENCOUNTER? AND DO YOU HOPE THIS SITUATION FINALLY REACHES A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION?
