Nicholas Brendon’s recent arrest for alleged prescription fraud is just the latest chapter in an upsetting saga of the actor’s scrapes with the law.
Brendon, now 50, shot to stardom as Xander Harris onBuffy the Vampire Slayer,which aired from 1997 to 2003.
In 2004, Brendonchecked himself into a rehab clinicfor alcohol problems.
“After realizing that I had a disease that was taking control of my life, I decided that the best way for me to regain my health was to enter a treatment facility,” he said at the time.
In October 2014, he was arrested in Boise, Idaho, and charged with two misdemeanor counts: malicious injury to property and restraining or obstructing officers.
In February 2015, he was placed under arrest for allegedly drunkenly trashing a hotel room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, just days after he and wife Moonda Teecalled it quitsafter five months of marriage.
InMarch of 2015, he was arrested for a second time that yearin Florida for allegedly flipping a hotel bed, smashing a porcelain figure, pulling the phone out of the wall and clogging the toilet, which caused water to spill out onto the room’s carpet. Damages were estimated up to $1,000.
Nicholas Brendon’s October 2017 Mugshot.Palm Springs Police Department via Getty
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In May of 2015, Brendon was arrested again — this time in South Carolina for public intoxication and impairment, according to theMyrtle Beach Police Department’s website.
That June, he entered rehab for depression, alcoholism and substance abuse problems.
Later that month, the actorchecked into a Florida treatment centerfor 90 days to treat depression.
“I love you all so much and I truly do appreciate all of your love and support,” he said in a message to fans. “We’re going to beat this.”
At the end of the interview, the actor checked into a dual diagnosis treatment center, HeadWaters at Origins. “Maybe I’m just done,” he said of entering rehab. “Maybe I’m ready to be happy now.”
The actor was againarrestedon Oct. 11, 2017, after allegedly attacking his girlfriend in a California hotel room.
The girlfriend has active protective orders against Brendon in Florida and New York, police said. He was allowed to be around his girlfriend, but could not harass, injure, assault or threaten her. In May 2019,he was charged with domestic violencefor the incident and ultimatelysentenced to three years' probation, according to theDesert Sun.
Nicholas Brendon’s 2021 Mugshot.TERRE HAUTE CITY POLICE DEPT
On Aug. 23, 2021, news broke that Brendon was arrested the week prior in Indiana for allegedly using false information to obtain prescription drugs.
He was being held at the Vigo County Jail but has since been released on his own recognizance.
It’s unclear if Brendon has entered a plea on either charge at this time. His attorney, Christopher Eskew, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
source: people.com
