Alec Baldwin Charged With Battery For Allegedly Attacking Free-Lance Photographer

Alec Baldwin was charged Wednesday with battery for allegedly attacking a free-lance cameraman who was filming the actor, wife Kim Basinger and their infant daughter.

Photographer Alan Zanger was in the street filming them as they arrived at their suburban Woodland Hills home on Oct. 26.

Baldwin allegedly punched him. Zanger responded by placing Baldwin under citizen’s arrest. Police booked the actor for investigation of misdemeanor battery. He was released on his own recognizance.

Zanger suffered a broken nose and other medical problems in the scuffle, according to a lawsuit he filed.

The charge carries a sentence of up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine, said Mike Qualls, a spokesman for the city attorney. Baldwin faces arraignment Jan. 9.

“I’m happy that he’s charged,” Zanger said. “I didn’t think justice would be fair and I felt they were going to let him go.”