By Stone Martindale Jan 4, 2007, 4:57 GMT
Jim Lampley, HBO boxing event moderator, movie producer who made "Welcome to Hollywood," and NBC reporter for the 2004 Summer Olympics, has been arrested for domestic abuse.
TMZ got tipped by police that the veteran sportscaster Lampley was arrested this evening outside of San Diego, Calif. on felony charges of domestic abuse.
Once married to California anchorwoman Bree Walker, Lampley is the father of three girls and one boy.
Jim Lampley sometimes appears on The Jim Rome Show as a substitute host. In 2005, Lampley began posting on The Huffington Post website.
Police sources tell TMZ that Lampley was arrested at his girlfriend's home in Encinitas, Calif. by an investigative team because of previous complaints.
He faces one felony account of domestic abuse / corporal injury, as well as two misdemeanor counts of violating a restraining order and preventing a witness from testifying. Reported TMZ.
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