Household Issues alum Darius McCrary is dealing with as much as 4 years in jail after being charged with 4 felony costs over alleged unpaid baby assist, months earlier than he was arrested on the U.S.-Mexico border, Us Weekly can solely report. His rep tells Us the actor has all the time supported his son and been part of his life when given the chance.
In August 2024, McCrary filed courtroom docs in Michigan requesting {that a} bench warrant for his arrest, issued on June 24, 2024, after he failed to seem for a listening to, be dropped. McCrary, 49, argued that the kid's start certificates was not legitimate because of the doc lacking a signature and stated the courtroom didn't have jurisdiction over him.
The actor's lawyer stated prosecutors had threatened to extradite McCrary from California if he didn't seem for a listening to on August 12, 2024.
McCrary's lawyer stated McCrary has a “bonding, caring, match and loving relationship along with his three minor youngsters, together with the one concerned on this case.”
On the time, McCrary stated he had been caring for his mom, who was recovering from surgical procedure. “McCrary, a California resident and pillar of the group, was not current for the arraignment on the data on June 24, 2024, as a result of he didn't obtain the mailed discover to a PO field, miles from his residence that isn't checked every day versus his residence, in time to seem, nor did he obtain an electronic mail as often executed” by the courtroom.
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The submitting additionally claimed McCrary had COVID in June 2024. “If he traveled from California to Michigan on June 24, 2024, he would have put the general public round him, together with different vacationers on the airplane, people within the courtroom and others vulnerable to contracting COVID from publicity to him.”
Within the submitting, McCrary identified that the son on the middle of the case was 17 they usually had a “sturdy” relationship.
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The previous baby star argued he was not a flight danger and identified he was a “life-long, high-profile actor.”
On Tuesday, October 14, the actor's rep, Ann Barlow, informed Us that the entire state of affairs is a misunderstanding. She reiterated the truth that McCrary was not correctly served with discover of the case.
She stated the courtroom mailed the discover to his P.O. field and never his house deal with in Los Angeles, which she claimed the courtroom had on file. McCrary's rep additionally claimed the actor's lawyer was not given correct discover.
She believes McCrary's “due course of” was violated as a result of he was given lower than 9 days' discover for the listening to. She stated that after McCrary acquired the discover a day after the listening to, nevertheless, he instantly contacted the courtroom as soon as getting the mail.
Barlow tells Us that McCrary is within the strategy of hiring a brand new lawyer to straighten every little thing out. Additional, Barlow claims the son in query lived with McCrary for the primary seven years of his life. She stated the entertainer all the time offers for his son and makes certain he's taken care of.
Barlow claimed that McCrary has not been given credit score for assist paid on to his son. She stated McCrary has been “railroaded” by the Oakland County courtroom.
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McCrary has been out on bond since being arrested in late 2023 over the kid assist. He was launched on bond. Prosecutors claimed the actor owed $95,523 in again assist as of March 31, 2024.
In March 2024, Michigan prosecutors claimed McCrary was not paying his baby assist whereas out on bond.
Prosecutors requested for McCrary's bond to be revoked. In July 2024, the prosecutors claimed the actor failed to seem at a June 24, 2024, listening to and a bench warrant was issued.
As Us beforehand reported, McCrary was arrested on October 5 in San Diego, California, by the US Border Patrol.
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The arrest occurred close to the United States-Mexico border. On-line data checklist McCrary as a “fugitive.”
McCrary remains to be behind bars with out bond. A listening to has been set for Wednesday, October 15.
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Barlow beforehand launched an announcement claiming the arrest was attributable to McCrary lacking a courtroom date in a courtroom battle with the mom of his son, who's now 18, in line with USA Today.
She claimed McCrary was on his solution to Mexico to construct properties for the much less lucky.
McCrary has confronted points over alleged unpaid baby assist up to now. Again in 2015, McCrary was arrested over unpaid baby assist in Michigan, in line with TMZ.
