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| Actor Vinnie Jones has been arrested and charged after a bar fight in the US town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. | Actor Vinnie Jones has been arrested and charged after a bar fight in the US town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. |
| Jones was charged with simple assault and released on bail on Friday, police told the Associated Press news agency. | Jones was charged with simple assault and released on bail on Friday, police told the Associated Press news agency. |
| Former football star Jones, 43, was earlier treated in hospital for cuts to his face from a beer glass. | |
| Jesse Bickett, of Montrose, South Dakota, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault for allegedly hitting Jones with a glass. | Jesse Bickett, of Montrose, South Dakota, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault for allegedly hitting Jones with a glass. |
| A police sergeant said Jones allegedly charged at Mr Bickett, who hit him with the glass. | A police sergeant said Jones allegedly charged at Mr Bickett, who hit him with the glass. |
| The Sioux Falls Argus Leader carried pictures of Jones in the city's Wiley's Tavern, reportedly taken shortly before the incident on Thursday night. | The Sioux Falls Argus Leader carried pictures of Jones in the city's Wiley's Tavern, reportedly taken shortly before the incident on Thursday night. |
| A spokeswoman for Sanford USD Medical Centre said of the star: "He was brought in for observation. He had a laceration of the head and a nasal injury. He has since been discharged." | A spokeswoman for Sanford USD Medical Centre said of the star: "He was brought in for observation. He had a laceration of the head and a nasal injury. He has since been discharged." |
| Jones has starred in Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Gone in Sixty Seconds and X-Men: The Last Stand. | |
| A friend of Mr Bickett said they were playing pool when Jones asked to play, and then seemed to take offence when someone asked if he was "that guy from X-Men". | A friend of Mr Bickett said they were playing pool when Jones asked to play, and then seemed to take offence when someone asked if he was "that guy from X-Men". |
| Jones earned a reputation when a professional footballer for being one of the British game's hardest men. | |
| He captained the Welsh football team and also played for Wimbledon, Chelsea and Leeds and was player-coach at Queens Park Rangers before turning to acting. | He captained the Welsh football team and also played for Wimbledon, Chelsea and Leeds and was player-coach at Queens Park Rangers before turning to acting. |