(CNN) An employee for a prominent liberal group was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of forcefully grabbing the arm of a GOP campaign manager for Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, an American Bridge official told CNN.

The man, identified as Mike Stark, was employed with the group American Bridge and was arrested following a confrontation with Laxalt's campaign manager Kristin Davison, according to the campaign and Las Vegas law enforcement. Laxalt is the Republican candidate for governor this fall. Stark was fired after the incident, according to the official.

"Last night one of our employees was involved in an incident with a member of Adam Laxalt's campaign in Nevada," said an American Bridge official who did not want to be named. "In response to that incident, we have decided to relieve this employee of his duties with American Bridge effective immediately."

A report provided by the Las Vegas Police Department said Stark was charged with battery, and Davison described the incident in a written account provided to the police. Jace Radke, a spokesperson for the city, said in a statement that Stark had been released from custody in Las Vegas jail after posting bail.

"The incident took place as an apparent result of an altercation involving Mr. Stark entering one of the rooms at the East Las Vegas Community Center with a camera and attempting to question Attorney General Adam Laxalt," the statement read.

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