A Las Vegas defense attorney has been convicted of battery against a prosecutor.

Jonathan MacArthur was charged with misdemeanor battery in Las Vegas Municipal Court in March for the Aug. 1, 2024, incident, court records show. The filing stated that the victim was Jake Villani.

The complaint said MacArthur pushed or struck Villani, who works at the Clark County district attorney’s office.

MacArthur was found guilty Tuesday after a bench trial, according to court records, and ordered to stay out of trouble for six months, pay a $500 fine and take an impulse control class.

“The verdict was disappointing because normally this sort of thing would not be prosecuted,” said attorney Scott Coffee, who represents MacArthur. “I’m aware of a number of incidents through the years where there’s bee

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