Household Issues alum Darius McCrary has been arrested by border patrol.
In line with data seen by Us Weekly, McCrary, 49, was arrested by United States border patrol on Sunday, October 5. He was introduced in on a “fugitive arrest.”
The California penal code listed on the file permits a peace officer to arrest an individual and not using a warrant if they're believed to be a fugitive from one other state.
McCrary stays in jail in San Diego as he's “not eligible for launch” or bail, in response to data.
McCrary's rep told TMZ, who was first to report the information, that the actor's arrest was resulting from a warrant out of Michigan for a missed court docket look concerning his failure to pay baby help.
A rep for McCrary addressed the arrest in an announcement with Us Weekly, claiming that the actor “was picked up on the Border of Mexico as a result of he was partnering with an actual property developer that's constructing houses for the homeless in Tijuana Mexico.”
“Darius was doing a great deed when he found he had a felony warrant on the Border of Mexico for a missed court docket look,” the assertion learn. “The missed court docket look was for an ongoing baby help dispute whereas Oakland County mailed the discover to look to Darius PO BOX giving him solely 3 days to look in Michigan Court docket. Sadly Darius had Covid due to this fact didn't examine his PO Field till the day after his court docket date. Nonetheless instantly notified the Decide with a health care provider's notice prognosis of Covid.”
McCrary's rep additionally claimed that McCrary's son, who is eighteen, is the beneficiary of the actor's belief the place he's “funded each month.”
This isn't the previous baby actor's first run-in with the legislation. In 2015, McCrary was arrested in Michigan for failing to pay baby help. The Day by day Information reported {that a} choose ordered McCrary's arrest throughout a court docket look. After being booked, McCrary paid a $5,500 superb and was launched.
Eight years after his first arrest, McCrary was booked for a second time for failing to pay baby help. In November 2023, TMZ reported that McCrary had an impressive cost due of $52,788.04 relationship again to March 2019. He pleaded not responsible at his arraignment. The choose set McCrary's bond to $13,197. He was additionally ordered to be monitored by a GPS gadget.
McCrary was beforehand married to Juliette M. Vann from 2005 to 2006, Karrine Steffans from 2009 to 2011 and Tammy Brawner from 2014 to 2017. He's a father of three youngsters whose identities have remained personal. McCrary's authorized woes have been in opposition to Brawner, per a number of retailers.
McCrary opened up about his baby help battle throughout a 2024 look on “No Jumper” podcast.
“It introduced quite a lot of anguish. My youngsters man.It's laborious for a person to be a father on this nation particularly not to mention I hate to say this … [when] you're a Black man you could have double the issues,” he reflecting, confessing that his authorized drama took a “critical” toll on his psychological well being.
Jaleel White didn't draw back from mentioning his Household Issues costars in his memoir. Household Issues, which aired from 1989 to 1998, was a by-product of the Good Strangers that adopted a middle-class Black household residing in Chicago. The hit sitcom starred Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Darius McCrary, Kellie Williams, Jaimee Foxworth, Bryton McClure […]
“I've by no means actually had bouts of despair as a result of life has been actually good,” he mentioned. “However what folks don't perceive about life is you bought to take the great with the dangerous.”
McCrary is finest identified for his position as Eddie, the oldest baby of Carl and Harriette Winslow, on Household Issues. The beloved comedy ran for 9 seasons from 1989 to 1998.
Following his time on Household Issues, McCrary continued to behave in quite a lot of tasks. He starred on a number of reveals together with 2003's Kingpin, 2005's Dedicated and extra. In 2009, he joined The Younger and the Stressed as Malcolm Winters. He remained on the cleaning soap till 2011. McCrary was additionally the voice of Jazz within the Transformers film.
Most just lately, McCrary starred on the collection Monogamy from 2018 to 2021. He additionally has a visitor position on American Soul.
