Mingus Reedus, the son of actors Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen, has been arrested and charged with assault for a second time. The New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Us Weekly that he was taken into custody on Sunday on charges of criminal obstruction of breathing and assault.
Authorities also stated that a 33-year-old woman was at the scene with neck and leg injuries. This is not the first time Mingus has been in legal trouble; he was previously arrested in September 2021 for assaulting an anonymous woman in New York City. The alleged victim claimed he punched her in the face. At the time, Mingus told the New York Daily News that the woman and her friends were drunk and “swarmed” him, so he “threw his arm out” to defend himself.
“It was instinct,” he explained. “I was reacting to them swarming me and was afraid for the safety of my group.”
He later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to five counseling sessions for the altercation. However, his lawyer told PEOPLE magazine that the charges were “baseless” and claimed that his client “was the victim in this incident.”
Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen were a couple from 1998 to 2003 and welcomed their son in 1999. Following his split from Christensen, the Walking Dead actor began a relationship with Diane Kruger.
