Nicolas Cage Arrested Then Bailed Out By Dog The Bounty Hunter! [VIDEO]

Nicolas Cage Was Arrested In New Orleans . . . And Bailed Out By Dog The Bounty Hunter

NICOLAS CAGE was arrested Saturday morning in New Orleans, after a public altercation with his wife, ALICE KIM.

--It all went down at about 6:30 in the morning, in the French Quarter.  Police say Nic and Alice were standing in front of a residence that he insisted was their rented apartment.  She disagreed.

--The police report states, quote, "Cage grabbed her by the upper arm and pulled her to what he believed was the correct address.  There were no visible signs of injury on his wife's arm.

--"The actor then began striking vehicles and later attempted to get into a taxi.  At that point, an officer who had been flagged down by onlookers drove up on the couple, immediately observed that Cage was heavily intoxicated and ordered him out of the cab, which prompted Cage to start yelling.

--"The officers subsequently took Cage to Central Lock-up."

--TMZ says Cage actually DARED the cops to bust him, saying, quote, "Why don't you just arrest me?"

--Cage was booked on suspicion of domestic battery and disturbing the peace.  Alice did NOT want charges filed against him, so it's not likely she's going to cooperate with prosecutors . . . if this thing ever gets to that point.

--It was DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER who paid the $11,000 bond to spring Cage.  He's due back in court on May 31st.

--Dog released a rather lengthy statement to the media explaining why he won't talk to the media about Cage's arrest.  (--Irony alert.) 

--Here's part of it . . . quote, "I am a truly dedicated fan of Mr. Cage and will not be granting any interviews about my client as I wish to respect his privacy.  I performed my duties as a bail bondsman and not in connection with our show.

--"This is what I do for a living.  There are two sides of my job:  I release my clients after they have been arrested;  and pick them up if they don't show up in court.  I do not believe the latter will be the case for Mr. Cage."

--Dog's wife Beth says Cage was in custody for about eight hours.

--Shortly before his arrest, Cage and his wife were in a tattoo parlor, where witnesses say they were arguing about their address.  It was all caught on surveill
ance video.