WWE star Ludwig Kaiser blames profane ICE remark for apartment beatdown

A profane, ICE-related remark sparked the violent incident that led to WWE star Ludwig Kaiser’s battery arrest earlier this year, the wrestler alleged in new court documents that were filed on Wednesday.Kaiser — whose real name is Marcel Barthel — wrote in a motion to dismiss his misdemeanor case that Richard Reap initiated their altercation on April 23 after he got offended by the way Kaiser and his girlfriend had shown PDA in a community elevator at an Orlando apartment complex.Kaiser stated Reap told the couple to “have some f—ing respect,” before he alleged Reap hurled a vulgar comment toward his girlfriend, who’s of Mexican descent.“Have some respect before I call ICE on that bitch,” Kaiser claimed Reap yelled.The WWE star stated in his filing that he exited the elevator to tell Reap “his statements were offensive and inappropriate.” He then alleged Reap “aggressively” raised his hands and got close to him, which caused him to act in self-defense.Kaiser, “in fear that Mr.Reap was going to batter him, pushed Mr.

Reap away,” according to the filing.Kaiser claimed he then walked back into the elevator, but Mr.Reap approached again in a “threatening manner” so he “pushed him away” once more.The nine-year WWE veteran alleged Reap threw a soft drink bottle at him during the dispute, but instead of escalating the matter, he stated he remained in the elevator and “pushed the button for his floor and left the area.”In his motion, Kaiser argued the battery charge he’s facing over the incident should be dropped because his use of “non-deadly force” was justified due to the fact that he “he reasonably believed that using or threatening to use such force was necessary to prevent the imminent use of unlawful force against him or his girlfriend.”A judge was slated to rule on the motion at a court hearing on Thursday, though the matter was ultimately continued to Aug.

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