MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A South Florida YouTube sensation is gaining unwanted attention this week after he was arrested on charges of choking his wife during an altercation.
Pedro Millan, 20, who is more famously known as "Peter la Anguila" (Peter the Eel), was arrested Sunday.
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He has gained social media notoriety by posting videos of himself dancing along South Beach and other South Florida hot spots, wearing only a Speedo.
One of his more popular videos has more than 52 million views.
Millan's wife, Yenia Millan, who is also featured in some of his videos under the name "La Kuki," posted a message Monday on Facebook defending her husband.
"I know you all are wondering what happened to Peter," the post said. "I just wanted to say that all is well. Unfortunately, anyone can have a problem and it's unfair that it's all being published, but everything's OK. Thank you."
According to an arrest report, Millan choked his wife after they had an argument about a flower bouquet. Police said Millan became "enraged" and wrestled her to the floor.
Officers said Yenia Millan also had bruises and redness on her arms.
According to the report, Pedro Millan told an officer, "I wanted to kill her. That is why I was choking her. Please take me to jail."
In an Instagram post written in Spanish on Tuesday, Millan seemed to apologize for his actions, but refuted some of what has been reported.
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"Hello, I'd like to express that no one is perfect and any one can make a mistake in which I regret," Millan said in the translated post. "I just want you to know that what's being reported is beyond the truth because I can see my children. No one has told me I can't. In fact, I'm with them now, everything is taken care of."
Police said Millan's wife told them that her husband has choked her numerous times but that she never reported it to police.
Millan has since been released from jail on a $5,000 bond.
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