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American
actor,
Bryshere
Gray,
who
played
Hakeem
on the
Fox
drama
Empire,
has been
arrested
after
his wife
alleged
that he
assaulted
and
strangled
her
until
she
passed
out.
(CameraBoy
TV
Photo)
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'Empire'
actor
arrested
in
Arizona,
accused
of
abusing
wife
azcentral.com
GOODYEAR,
Ariz. -
Police
arrested
"Empire"
actor
Bryshere
Gray on
domestic
violence
charges
after
his wife
was
found
injured
at a gas
station
in
Goodyear
on
Sunday
night,
authorities
announced
Monday.
The
Goodyear
Police
Department
said
that
they
responded
to a
Circle K
after a
citizen
made a
911
call,
stating
that
they had
pulled
over to
help a
woman
who said
she had
been
assaulted
by her
husband
for the
last
several
hours.
The
victim
was at
another
gas
station
when she
flagged
down the
passerby,
who then
drove
her to
the
Circle
K,
police
said.
The
victim
was
clearly
injured,
police
said.
She also
told
police
her
husband
was
Bryshere
Gray and
that her
husband
had
choked
her,
causing
her to
lose
consciousness.
She was
brought
to a
nearby
hospital,
where
she
received
treatment
and was
later
released.
Officers
went to
Gray's
home in
an
effort
to
contact
him,
police
said.
Goodyear
SWAT and
Crisis
Negotiations
were
called
in to
assist
the
police
when
Gray
refused
to come
out from
his
home.
Just
after 7
a.m. on
Monday,
police
were
able to
arrest
Gray and
book him
into
Maricopa
County
Jail on
domestic
violence
charges.
"Empire"
is a Fox
drama
television
series
about a
family,
the
Lyons,
who are
involved
in the
hip hop
music
industry.
Bryshere
Gray
played
the role
of
Hakeem
Lyon,
the
family's
youngest
son. The
series
ran for
six
seasons
aired
its
series
finale
in
April.
Reach
the
reporter
at
emily.wilder@arizonarepublic.com
or on
Twitter
@vv1lder.
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