Following his alleged physical altercation with Lindsay Lohan at a New York City hotel, Christian LaBella has stimulated thousands of Internet searches as people try to figure out exactly who he is.

LaBella was taken into custody this weekend after Lohan alleged that he attacked and choked her in her hotel room at the W Hotel in New York City's Union Square. LaBella was initially charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault and two counts of harassment, but police have dropped all charges in the incident.

The 25 year old hails from Valley Stream, California, and has previously worked as a congressional staffer from Illinois Congressman John Shimkus.

A spokesperson for the congressman's office acknowledged that LaBella had worked in the office previously but declined to comment on LaBella's personal affairs or any details of the incident with Lohan.

"While no one from Congressman Shimkus' office has been contacted by Mr. LaBella following his arrest, he has been an employee in the Congressman's Washington office," a spokesman said in a statement Sunday. "Obviously, the Congressman does not condone his actions. As this is a legal matter for Mr. LaBella, the Congressman nor his office will make further comment."

LaBella is also reportedly an aspiring actor. There is a listing for an actor named Christian LaBella on IMDB with two credits to his name, but there has been no confirmation on whether that is the same LaBella who was involved with Lohan over the weekend.

LaBella has interacted with celebrities before and posted photos to social networking websites. CLICK HERE to see a snapshot of LaBella posing with Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner.

Photography was allegedly what spurred the altercation with Lohan. The 26-year-old actress told detectives she spotted pictures of herself on LaBella's phone and confronted him about it, which is what she says eventually led to him attacking and choking her.

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