Former “That’s So Raven” star Orlando Brown is as soon as once more in hassle after he was arrested Thursday on misdemeanor costs of home violence after allegedly threatening a relative with a hammer and knife.
Brown was formally charged with aggravated menacing, in keeping with jail data.
Brown Was Acting “Crazy” At Relative’s Home Before Going After Him With Hammer & Knife
An individual who recognized themselves as Brown’s relative advised authorities that Brown had been going “crazy” contained in the relative’s dwelling and “came at him with a hammer and knife in a threatening way,” in keeping with an arrest report from police in Lima, Ohio, in keeping with PEOPLE.
The unnamed relative added he “believed Orlando was going to assault him.”
Brown had been staying on the relative’s dwelling for about two weeks “because [Brown] is homeless and he did not want him to go to a homeless shelter.”
The 35-year-old former little one actor might be finest identified for enjoying Eddie Thomas on “That’s So Raven,” a Disney Channel present that aired from 2003 till 2007.
The sequence featured its namesake Raven-Symoné as a lady with psychic powers who might see the long run simply moments earlier than occasions occurred.
Over the previous few years, Brown has made extra headlines over his struggles with psychological well being.
Former Child Star Has Long History Of Arrests & Mental Health, Addiction Issues
Back in 2018, he acquired a big tattoo of his co-star Raven Symoné’s face on his neck and chest, and was arrested a number of occasions, as soon as in Las Vegas for housebreaking, one other for lacking courtroom, and once more for medication, additionally three in Sin City, The Shade Room beforehand reported.
That identical yr, he appeared on the “Dr. Phil Show” the place he mentioned his ongoing points with psychological well being, dependancy and homelessness, punctuated by quite a few arrests.
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Solomon Barron, Brown’s supervisor and good friend, reached out to Dr. Phil for assist after kicking the previous little one star out of his dwelling, saying “he’s burned so many bridges.”
“He’s burned so many bridges no one wants to deal with him. If you can’t help, he does not have a chance,” Barron advised McGraw.
During the episode, Brown spoke about his drug and alcohol dependancy, with crystal meth being his drug of alternative, calling the substance demonic.
“Just the influence and the demons that come with that drug kind of took over,” he mentioned.
Brown Remains In Bail On $25,000 Cash Bail, Will Remain In Jail Until Court Or Bond Hearing
Meanwhile, jail data present Brown is being held in Allen County jail on a $25,000 money bail.
His disposition states “hold for court or bond,” that means he’ll stay behind bars till no less than his first courtroom look.
If you might be experiencing home violence, name the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is obtainable 24/7 in additional than 170 languages.