Bryshere Gray, who performed Hakeem Lyon on Fox’s Empire from 2015-2020, was arrested on Monday, July 13 on home violence fees.
In an announcement shared to social media, the Goodyear Police Division of Goodyear, Arizona, revealed that authorities responded to a 9-1-1 name round 10:15 p.m. native time from a lady figuring out herself as Grey’s spouse. She instructed police he had assaulted of their residence on Sunday night time. She was handled for non-life-threatening accidents at an area hospital earlier than being launched later, with continued help from detectives and the sufferer’s advocacy group.
The division additionally revealed that when officers responded to the decision at Grey’s residence, he initially refused to come back out and was ultimately taken into custody following the arrival of SWAT and disaster negotiations officers. He was booked on home violence fees at Maricopa County Jail at round 7 a.m. Monday morning.
Grey portrayed Hakeem all through Empire‘s six season run. The present aired its sequence finale earlier this yr, although its manufacturing was shuttered sooner than deliberate by the COVID-19 outbreak, forcing the present to air a unique ending than the one initially deliberate. Showrunner Brett Mahoney has mentioned his hopes for filming a proper send-off for the drama sooner or later.
Fox declined to remark for this story.