Case Intel
• The beloved ‘90s sitcom actor was arrested near the U.S.-Mexico border on a felony warrant out of Michigan.
• McCrary’s team says he was unaware of the warrant and was helping build housing for the homeless in Tijuana.
• He remains jailed in San Diego without bail pending a Wednesday hearing that could trigger extradition.
By Samuel A. Lopez | USA Herald
SAN DIEGO, CA – Actor Darius McCrary—best known as Eddie Winslow from Family Matters—was taken into custody Sunday by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the Mexico border on a fugitive arrest warrant issued in Michigan. According to court booking records obtained by USA Herald, McCrary was booked at 7:17 p.m. in San Diego and remains held without bail as he awaits his first appearance in Superior Court on Wednesday.
The arrest reportedly stems from McCrary’s failure to appear in a Michigan family court proceeding over unpaid child support—an issue that has dogged the 49-year-old actor for nearly a decade. His representative, Ann Barlow, said that the warrant was tied to a recent missed hearing and that McCrary’s absence was unintentional.
