russellbrand.JPGRussell Brand was arrested this afternoon after turning himself in to the New Orleans Sheriff's office, and the British actor has since posted $5,000 bond and been released.

On Monday night Brand allegedly snatched a photographer's iPhone and hurled it through the window of a local law office, and a warrant for his arrest was issued shortly thereafter. The lensman got his phone back and Brand agreed to pay for the damaged window, but he was still booked on simple criminal damage to property of $500 to $50,000.

While Brand's mugshot speaks for itself, he tried to poke fun at the situation, tweeting yesterday, "Since Steve Jobs died I cannot bear to see anyone use an iPhone irreverently. What I did was a tribute to his memory."