War Machine has been extradited from California back to Las Vegas and was booked at a Clark County detention center on Saturday morning, according to reports. Machine, born Jonathan Koppenhaver, is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
Koppenhaver, 32, allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend Christy Mack and Corey Thomas at her Las Vegas home on Aug. 8. Mack reportedly suffered many injuries, which included 18 broken bones, two missing teeth, a blowout fracture of her left eye, and a lacerated liver from the Aug. 8 attack.
Koppenhaver, a former mixed martial artist was on the run from police when he was arrested on Aug. 15 at a hotel in Simi Valley, California. Prior to his extradition he was being held at the Ventura County jail without bail. Prosecutors in Las Vegas filed multiple felony battery, assault and coercion charges that could get Koppenhaver a total of more than 25 years in prison if he is convicted.
Police released Koppenhaver's mugshot:
First look at MMA fighter War Machine who is now in local Vegas jail https://t.co/uAyNZS9gUq pic.twitter.com/Vz52fkSy5P
— KTNV Action News (@KTNV) August 30, 2014
According to reports, Koppenhaver had been transferred to Las Vegas since Wednesday but it wasn't until Saturday that he was officially booked.
Mack, born Christine Mackinday, has been recovering at a hospital in Las Vegas. She was seen in public for the first time since the attack last weekend. Mack faced a backlash on Twitter as some of War Machine's supporters accused her of faking her injuries.
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