‘Family Matters’ Star Darius McCrary Arrested Near Mexican Border

[ad_1] by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman October 12, 2025

The '90s star was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol in San Diego for an out-of-state felony warrant.

Darius McCrary, the actor identified for his position as Eddie Winslow on “Household Issues,” has a brand new authorized matter of his personal.

The ’90s star was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol in San Diego for an out-of-state felony warrant. Based on Folks, McCrary is being held below a fugitive arrest, signaling that McCrary was making an attempt to flee the world to keep away from persecution.

Information obtained by the information outlet confirmed the 49-year-old was detained close to the U.S.-Mexico border Oct. 5. He stays held within the San Diego jail with out bail.

Whereas the jail information didn't element the precise cost, a rep for McCrary disclosed extra data. The rep informed TMZ that warrant stemmed from the actor lacking a courtroom look for failing to pay baby help.

Nonetheless, his authorized points surrounding baby help return to 2015. On the time, McCrary was arrested for again help owed, paying a $5,500 sum to immediate his launch from custody. Upon his 2017 divorce from ex-wife Tammy Brawner, with whom he shares one daughter, Zoe, McCrary was ordered to pay $1,366 a month as a part of their settlement, finalized two years later. Brawner was granted sole authorized and bodily custody of the then three-year-old.

Within the meantime, McCrary was ordered to attend alcohol/drug abuse and batterers’ intervention courses. He additionally solely had skilled monitored visitation with the kid. Studies confirmed that Brawner alleged that her ex-husband “partially dislocated” the younger woman’s arm, a declare the daddy denied as ill-intentioned.

In November 2023, McCrary was arrested a second time for failure to pay baby help. He reported owing over $52,000 as of March 2019, pleading not responsible to the felony prices.

McCrary starred on the basic ’90s sitcom, which ran for 9 seasons from 1989 to 1998. The present centered on the Winslows, a middle-class Black household in Chicago, and their nerdy neighbor, Steve Urkel, who would ultimately grow to be the principle character of the collection.