Ryan Garcia’s hotel vandalism case dismissed

Ryan Garcia’s hotel vandalism charge and case stemming from a June 8 incident at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills was dismissed on Tuesday, his attorneys told BoxingScene.

During the incident at the upscale Los Angeles hotel, footage showed a shirtless Garcia, 26, being taken into custody in handcuffs and arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism for allegedly damaging property in his hotel room and a hallway.

Garcia’s attorney Michael A. Goldstein shared the following statement with BoxingScene on Tuesday.

“As stated back in July, we expected a favorable resolution of this matter and always viewed this through the lens of a civil case. This incident occurred a day after Mr. Garcia learned of his mother’s significant health issues and was under a tremendous amount of stress. He destroyed property that was ultimately paid for. We appreciate the professionalism of the Beverly Hills Police Department, the Waldorf Astoria and the court for granting our motion to dismiss the charges. Mr. Garcia continues to work on his own health and will be ready to get back into the ring soon enough.”

After the incident, Garcia reimbursed the luxury hotel for approximately $15,000 in damages, and the Waldorf Astoria didn’t want to pursue the matter any further.

Garcia’s co-counsel Darin Chavez told BoxingScene that the star fighter is ready to show a new and improved version of himself following his April 20 fight and fallout against Devin Haney. 

“We’ve all seen a much different Ryan over the last few months, and we can’t wait for the world to see version 2.0 of Ryan as well as he begins the second chapter of his career,” Chavez told BoxingScene. 

Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) is currently serving a one-year suspension for testing positive for the performance enhancing drug ostarine and has been teasing an exhibition fight in December in Japan. Garcia is eligible to return in April for a sanctioned fight. 

Haney sued Garcia last month for battery and fraud after suffering three knockdowns during the majority decision loss. The fight has since been changed to a no contest after it was ruled that Garcia tested positive for the banned substance. 

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