Empire Star Bryshere Gray Arrested on Assault Charges —

Multiple sources are reporting that Bryshere Gray, who played Hakeem on the Fox hit show, Empire, was arrested after police allege that the 26-year-old actor assaulted and strangled his wife who eventually escaped their suburban Phoneix, Arizona home by running to a nearby gas station.

Check out his mugshot!

Here’s the FB post from Goodyear Police Department:

Goodyear Police Arrest “Empire” Actor, Bryshere Gray on Domestic Violence Charges

On Sunday night, July 12, 2020, at approximately 10:15pm, Goodyear Police responded to a 911 call that an adult female victim had been allegedly assaulted at her Goodyear home by her husband, who she identified as Bryshere Gray, an actor on the TV series “Empire.”

She was treated and released for her non life-threatening injuries. Goodyear Detectives and Victim’s Advocate continued to assist her after her discharge from the hospital.

Goodyear Police responded to the Goodyear residence located in the 13000 block of S. 176th Lane, Goodyear, in an effort to contact Gray, but he refused to come out and speak with officers. Goodyear SWAT and Crisis Negotiations were called out to assist. Just after 7:00 am, Gray was taken into custody without incident. He was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail on domestic violence charges.

 

Top Ten Celebrity Mug Shots of 2011

As we take in the last few hours of 2011, lets take a look back at all the celebrity arrests and the year’s most infamous celebrity mugshots.

Top Celebrity Mug Shots of 2011

#10 – Andy Dick

Comedian Andy Dick was arrested in May 2011 on a disorderly conduct charge. Dick, 45, was nabbed in Temecula, California on the misdemeanor count. He was taken to a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department jail where he posed for the above mug shot before posting $500 bail.

#9 – Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson posed for the above El Segundo Police Department mug shot in March 2011 following a misdemeanor battery conviction. The Hollywood star pleaded no contest to the charge that resulted from a fight with his former girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva. Gibson, 55, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to complete a one-year domestic-violence counseling program as well as undergo mental health counseling.

#8 – Snooki

Though her mug shot was not technically taken in 2011, we’re including it because we didn’t get ahold of  them until earlier this year and cuz they’re just plain funny! Snooki (real name: Nicole Polizzi) was arrested in July 2010 for disorderly conduct. The 22-year-old star of the MTV show “Jersey Shore” was booked into a Seaside Heights jail, where she posed for these mug shots.

#7 – Flo Rida

Rapper Flo Rida was arrested  for DUI after police officers in Miami spotted his car driving erratically about 3:45 a.m. on June 6, 2011. The report says the rapper, whose real name is Tramar Dillard, failed a field sobriety test. It also says he blew twice the legal limit to drive into a device to measure his blood-alcohol level, had bloodshot, watery eyes, and slurred speech.

#6 – Soulja Boy

Rapper Soulja Boy (who’s real name is DeAndre Way) and four others were arrested on drug and weapons charges after police stopped the rapper’s rented Cadillac Escalade in Temple, Georgia on Interstate 20 for a broken tail light in October of 2011. Police discovered $46,000 cash, three guns and more than 5 oz. of marijuana in the rented vehicle.