Former “That’s So Raven” star Orlando Brown is as soon as once more in hassle after he was arrested Thursday on misdemeanor fees of home violence after allegedly threatening a relative with a hammer and knife.
Brown was formally charged with aggravated menacing, in line with jail information.
Brown Was Appearing “Loopy” At Relative’s Residence Earlier than Going After Him With Hammer & Knife
An individual who recognized themselves as Brown’s relative informed authorities that Brown had been going “loopy” contained in the relative’s dwelling and “got here at him with a hammer and knife in a threatening manner,” in line with an arrest report from police in Lima, Ohio, in line 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 “as a result of [Brown] is homeless and he didn’t need him to go to a homeless shelter.”
The 35-year-old former youngster actor might be finest identified for taking part in 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 may see the longer term simply moments earlier than occasions occurred.
Over the previous few years, Brown has made extra headlines over his struggles with psychological well being.
Former Youngster Star Has Lengthy Historical past Of Arrests & Psychological Well being, Dependancy Points
Again 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 instances, as soon as in Las Vegas for housebreaking, one other for lacking court docket, and once more for medicine, additionally three in Sin Metropolis, The Shade Room beforehand reported.
That very same 12 months, he appeared on the “Dr. Phil Present” the place he mentioned his ongoing points with psychological well being, habit 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 youngster star out of his dwelling, saying “he’s burned so many bridges.”
“He’s burned so many bridges nobody desires to take care of him. In the event you can’t assist, he doesn’t have an opportunity,” Barron informed McGraw.
Through the episode, Brown spoke about his drug and alcohol habit, with crystal meth being his drug of selection, calling the substance demonic.
“Simply the affect and the demons that include that drug sort of took over,” he mentioned.
Brown Stays In Bail On $25,000 Money Bail, Will Stay In Jail Till Court docket Or Bond Listening to
In the meantime, jail information present Brown is being held in Allen County jail on a $25,000 money bail.
His disposition states “maintain for court docket or bond,” which means he’ll stay behind bars till no less than his first court docket look.
If you’re experiencing home violence, name the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is out there 24/7 in additional than 170 languages.