According to TMZ, singer Mario was arrested for assaulting his mother, Shawntia Hardaway. The Baltimore Sun reports that his mother, who has been struggling with heroin addiction for years, told the police that Mario had been “throwing and damaging property” and pushed her. Shawntia also stated that he attacked her earlier this week. He was released on $50,000 bond.

According to police, Mario’s mother Shawntia Hardaway — a former heroin addict — told cops the former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant had been “throwing and damaging property” … and pushed her around with his hands and forearms.

Cops say they found several broken items inside the apartment – including a broken china cabinet, a busted mirror and a hole in the closet door.

Mario’s mother also told police the 24-year-old singer had attacked her earlier in the week — in which he pushed her “eight feet into a living room wall, where Ms. Hardaway hit her head on the wall.”

Mario — real name Mario Dewar Bennett — was eventually arrested this morning for 2nd degree assault. He was released on $50,000 bond..