SEAN AVERY ARRESTED AT HIS HOME

New York Rangers star Sean Avery was arrested at his Hollywood home early Friday and charged with battery on a police officer, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman tells PEOPLE.

The arrest took place at 1 a.m, said the rep. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood division also confirmed the arrest, and said on Friday morning, "He is in jail and still here – he will be bailing out shortly. He battered one of our officers."