Mingus Lucien Reedus, the 25-year-old son of The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus and supermodel Helena Christensen, was arrested in Manhattan on Saturday on charges of assault and criminal obstruction of breathing. The arrest follows a reported incident where he allegedly assaulted a 33-year-old woman at a Chelsea apartment. The woman was transported to a local hospital in stable condition with minor injuries.
According to police sources, the incident began when Mingus Reedus himself placed a 911 call around 8:40 a.m. local time, reporting that a woman in the apartment was taking pills and threatening suicide. Upon arrival, responding officers were told by the woman that Reedus had allegedly attacked her, leading to his subsequent arrest. Reedus has been photographed being escorted out of the precinct in handcuffs. When asked by reporters why he had called the police, he replied, “I didn’t,” later describing the episode as “a misunderstanding.” A woman who identified herself as his girlfriend also called it a “big misunderstanding.”
This is not the first legal issue for Mingus Reedus. He was previously arrested in 2021 for allegedly punching a woman in the face during the San Gennaro Festival in New York City. In that case, he accepted a plea deal in March 2022, pleading guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct.