Former Jackass star Bam Margera has turned himself in after police issued an arrest warrant over an alleged “physical altercation”.
On Sunday (April 23), Pennsylvania State Police issued an arrest warrant for Margera after he was allegedly concerned in an altercation at his residence in Chester County. The different particular person concerned within the incident was later recognized as his older brother, Jess Margera.
When police arrived on the reported disturbance, Margera had already “fled into a wooded area” and had not been positioned.
As reported by PageSix, a police spokesperson confirmed Margera had surrendered to police on the Avondale station on Thursday morning (April 27). His bail was set at $50,000 (£40,045) in an area district court docket.
Margera is scheduled to return to court docket on May 25 for a preliminary listening to, the place he faces six completely different prices, together with one depend of assault, one depend of harassment, and 4 counts of terroristic threats with the intention to terrorise one other.
In a submit on Instagram, the Jackass star denied the allegations, writing: “I simply received out of the courthouse with my attorneys. Everything went nice and the false accusations of what my brother says will not be true and he will likely be sued for defamation in addition to being evicted from fortress bam earlier than later.
“The reason this happened is because I read his phone saying he wants me back in California and he wants to find a way to 302 me. Fuck him.”
In a submit on Twitter on Monday (April 24), Jess Margera claimed he was concerned in an altercation with Bam. “He threw some punches at me which I blocked,” Jess wrote. “He received a great one on my ear tho it’s nonetheless ringing really haha.
“Same ol shit. It’s just boring at this point sadly. I just want him to get help. It’s about 20 years overdue.”
In a follow-up remark, Jess claimed Bam had despatched “constant death threats against my parents and other family members”, including: “He’s been up for about a week at this point and is hallucinating. He is a danger to himself and anyone around him and that is unacceptable.”
Hey thanks for all of the feedback everybody, I’m high-quality pic.twitter.com/lL2osabLeH
— Jess Margera (@jessmargera) April 24, 2023
Bam Margera revealed final May that he had accomplished a 12-month therapy program for drug and alcohol abuse. In December 2022, the skateboarder, stunt performer and TV persona was hospitalised after affected by a “very serious case” case of pneumonia.
Margera recalled the expertise throughout a dialog together with his good friend and former co-star Steve-O the next month. “I basically was pronounced dead,” he defined on the time.
Steve-O has since expressed his concern for Margera, claiming that he’d slipped again into his habit points. “I’ve tried everything I can, but I can’t force you to get honest and do the work of recovery,” he wrote.
“I wish you could know how much I’ve hated feeling braced for news of your death, but you’re making it clear that I have no other choice. You’re dying brother, and it sucks that I can’t do anything to save you.”
Last month, Margera was arrested for allegedly kicking a girl and for public intoxication at a restaurant in LA.