Son of ‘Strolling Useless’ actor Norman Reedus charged with assault in New York

The son of “Strolling Useless” star Norman Reedus was arrested and charged following an alleged assault in a New York Metropolis condo on Saturday.

Mingus Reedus, 25, pleaded not responsible to 5 fees Saturday, in accordance with courtroom information. The mannequin faces fees of third-degree assault, assault recklessly inflicting damage, prison obstruction of respiration, second-degree harassment and aggravated harassment.

Officers responded to an assault in progress in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood at 8:40 a.m. Saturday, New York police mentioned. A 33-year-old girl was noticed with “minor accidents” to her neck and leg.

She was taken to Bellevue Hospital, and Mingus Reedus was taken into custody, police mentioned.

Mingus Reedus’ lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, insisted in a press release Sunday that her shopper’s innocence would turn out to be clear because the information of the case emerged.

“Regardless of what the prosecutor mentioned in courtroom — which isn’t proof — they selected to cost Mingus with misdemeanors or much less,” Chaudhry mentioned. “This speaks volumes, and far louder than the prosecutor’s unsupported in-court feedback.”

She additionally famous that the decide launched Mingus Reedus on his personal recognizance, “with neither bail nor supervision.”

Mingus Reedus is the son of Norman Reedus and mannequin Helena Christensen. He accepted a plea deal in 2022 after he was accused of assaulting a lady on the San Gennaro competition in New York Metropolis’s Little Italy, in accordance with E! Information.

The lady alleged that Mingus Reedus punched her within the face after a verbal argument, however he advised the New York Every day Information that the lady and her pals “swarmed” him after having ran into his group of pals. He described the incident as an accident.