Hope Mr. Brand has a good attorney!

Actor Russell Brand may have stunted his U.S. acting career by flinging a photographer’s iPhone through a window Monday.

Actor Russell Brand is shown in mug shot taken Thursday.

Brand, 36, in town working on an untitled Diablo Cody film, surrendered to police Thursday, was booked andreleased on a $5,000 bond. He was charged with damage to property in the amount of $700, a misdemeanor.

Several online sources pointed out Friday that in Louisiana that charge is a felony when the property damage exceeds $500. The broken window reportedly cast $240 and an iPhone can cost up to $500.

The CNN report said photographer Timothy Jackson had filed a police report claiming “criminal damages,” but apparently had gotten his phone back.

London’s Daily Mail wrote Friday that Brand could face deportation if he is convicted of felony criminal damage. But Brand was taking it all in stride Thursday night; he was photographed on Bourbon Street with a female companion after his release.