UFC flyweight Andrea Lee’s estranged husband, Donny Aaron, was booked into the Shreveport (La.) City Jail on Wednesday, ending a long period on the run following allegations of domestic violence.
Aaron, 44, bonded out the same day, a spokesperson for the city jail told MMA Junkie. No other details were immediately available on his arrest.
The arrest comes nine months after Shreveport police issued a warrant for Aaron’s arrest. Lee and Aaron’s then-housemate, MMA fighter Andy Nguyen, told police Aaron allegedly tried to burn Lee with a cigarette and choke her during an argument following UFC 227. Nguyen said Lee ran into their daughter’s room to escape, and Aaron’s father tried to intervene. Lee suffered minor injuries from the alleged incident. Aaron was subsequently with charged with domestic violence/battery and false imprisonment.
This past September, police asked the public for help finding Aaron, speculating he’d taken refuge in a local MMA gym.
Lee, 30, asked for privacy in the wake of the alleged incident and said she’s moving on with her career. She subsequently moved camps and had a fight against Jessica-Rose Clark canceled when Clark was not medically cleared. Lee returned to the octagon in February with a win over Ashlee Evans-Smith.
Lee did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Aaron and Lee spurred controversy in June 2018 after a social media photo showed Aaron’s Nazi tattoos. Lee apologized to fans and said Aaron had gotten the tattoos in prison and was a changed man.
