Juventud fined after fight with police
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Juventud Guerrera back when he wore a mask.
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- A pro wrestler was ordered to pay nearly $1,800 in fines and compensation on Monday for what police say was a drug-induced rage in which he had to be subdued with pepper spray at a hotel.
Juventud Guerrera, real name Eduardo Anibal Gonzalez-Herandez, a World Championship Wrestling competitor from San Diego, pleaded guilty to assaulting police, causing bodily harm, disorderly behavior, willful exposure and possessing a dangerous drug.
The court was told he was naked, yelling and violently swinging his arms and legs at three police officers sent to detain him Saturday morning. He pushed and struck all of them, breaking the rib of the female officer after punching her in the chest.
The 25-year-old wrestler was placed in a padded jail cell, where two green ecstasy tablets were found in his sock, police said.
His lawyer, Peter Shields, said his client had been celebrating with other wrestlers the night before and had accepted the drugs.
"The events which followed were as a result of what can only be described as a severe reaction to the drug," he said.
Shields said Gonzalez-Herandez, born in Mexico, has been a professional wrestler for nine years.
The court was told that World Championship Wrestling was sending Gonzalez-Herandez home on Monday. He will lose his income from this tour.
The judge did not record a conviction because that would put his employment, which required international traveling, in jeopardy, Shields said.
