On February 18, 2017, Pitre was in the Harrah's Casino in New Orleans, Louisiana. He alleges that he saw celebrity comedian Michael Elliot Epps in the casino and approached him. Pitre says that when he attempted to speak to Epps, Epps began punching him, and then Epps' body guard Thomas Cobb began punching him. According to Pitre, Epps and Cobbs were subsequently arrested and Epps pleaded no contest to battery. Pitre insists he did nothing to provoke Epps and Cobb. Epps says that Pitre physically accosted him by making unwanted physical contact when he touched Epp's arm and came so near their torsos touched.