The American actor, son of Martin Sheen and star of the series “My Uncle Charlie”, was attacked by a woman who was subsequently arrested, Los Angeles County police announced Friday.
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Los Angeles County law enforcement officers intervened in Charlie Sheen’s luxurious villa after being alerted for acts of“aggression and unrest”the sheriff’s office said in a statement Friday.
The 58-year-old American actor was identified as the victim, he said. “The suspect, named Electra Schrock, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, an action which could result in serious injury” also for “burglary”, he added. She got “broke into his house and attacked him when he opened the door”explained the sheriff’s office.
A neighbor with whom there have already been incidents
According to the celebrity site TMZ, Electra Schrock, 47, is a neighbor of Charlie Sheen. “She tore Charlie’s shirt and tried to strangle him.”, TMZ reports, adding that the actor was seen by paramedics, but was not taken to the hospital. According to the specialist magazine, this would not be the first confrontation between the two neighbors.
Son of actor Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now) and brother of comedian Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, whose real name is Carlos Estevez, became an international star thanks to films like Platoon Or Wall Street in the 1980s. From the 2000s, he mainly appeared on television in series like Spin City (which won him a Golden Globe), My uncle Charlie or Anger Management.
The star is known to have struggled with alcohol and drug addiction in the past. Highest paid television actor in the world between 2010 and 2011, according to the magazine Forbeshe had been removed from the hit series My uncle Charlie in 2011 due to his erratic and violent behavior.