'Jersey Shore' star Magro arrested

Jersey Shore cast member Ronnie Magro has been arrested.

According to People, the self-proclaimed guido was involved in a fight in front of the MTV cameras.

Seaside Heights, NJ police chief Thomas Boyd said that Magro was taken into custody on September 4 for aggravated assault after he allegedly struck a man with a closed fist.

Footage of the altercation will air in a future Jersey Shore episode.

Magro, 24, later received a letter saying that the charges had been dismissed, but he did spend a few hours in jail, where he had his mug shot taken and paid about $600 (£374) for bail.

"I definitely felt out of place," he said. "It's definitely a place I never want to go back to again. Definitely a lesson learned."

Magro claimed that the other person involved was being disrespectful to his friends, shouted "racist" remarks at their African-American security guards and might have spat on him.

"I really don't feel bad for the altercations that I did get into in Seaside because I'm really not a person who likes to fight. He was just being a drunk jerk, saw the camera… [and] I think he chased us down like two blocks or something like that," he added. "At that point, you're like, 'What am I gonna do?'"