Empire actor Bryshere Gray has been arrested and charged with domestic violence after a police standoff at his house in Arizona.
Gray, who portrayed Hakeem Lyon on the Fox TV show, was taken into police custody at his home in Goodyear, Arizona, around 7 am on Monday, where he had been barricading himself overnight.
The incident started around 10.15pm, when cops were called to Goodyear’s Circle K gas station to help a woman.
According to the police report published by Fox 10, the woman had waved down a passerby at another gas station, reporting that ‘she had been assaulted by her husband at her Goodyear house for the last several hours.’
Police said the woman had numerous visible bodily injuries and said Gray had strangled her at one point , causing her to temporarily lose consciousness.
Later, when they arrived at their house, police said Gray declined to leave the property and barricaded himself inside.
Gray barricaded himself overnight inside the home, finally surrendering to authorities at around 7 am Monday without incident.
Gray presently faces charges which include assault (domestic violence), aggravated assault (strangulation) and disorderly behavior.
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