Videos released by Savannah, Georgia, police of Shia LaBeouf's arrest last week on charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication shows the actor hurling expletive-filled barbs at officers as he questioned the reason for his arrest.

The Transformers actor, 31, was arrested in the lobby of his Savannah hotel in the early hours of Saturday, police said.

Four videos from police bodycams released by the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department show LaBeouf questioning why he was being arrested as he was handcuffed.

The incident occurred after LaBeouf approached a bystander and a police officer to ask for a cigarette, and when he wasn't given one, he "became disorderly, using profanities and vulgar language in front of the women and children present," police said.

He became aggressive toward the officer when asked to leave, police added, and when the officer tried to arrest LaBeouf, he ran into a hotel lobby.

When he arrives at the police station, an increasingly irate LaBeouf starts throwing expletive-filled insults at both the male and female officers, questioning whether they are American.

LaBeouf was in Savannah filming an independent movie, The Peanut Butter Falcon, trade publication Variety said.

LaBeouf was also arrested in January after a scuffle outside a New York museum during a live-streamed protest against President Donald Trump.

In 2014 he was arrested after disturbing a performance of the musical Cabaret on Broadway in New York. He pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct violation and received outpatient care for addiction.

REUTERS