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Fugitive Arrest of ‘Family Matters’ Star Darius McCrary Sparks Legal Scrutiny Across State Lines
In public statements, McCrary’s team said the actor was unaware of the outstanding warrant when he was detained. They allege that Michigan’s Oakland County Court mailed a notice to a P.O. box, giving him only three days to appear. McCrary reportedly contracted COVID-19 at the time and did not check his mail until after the scheduled date.
“Darius was doing a good deed when he discovered he had a felony warrant at the Border of Mexico,” the statement read. “He immediately notified the Judge with a doctor’s note confirming his diagnosis of COVID.”
McCrary’s child-support and custody troubles trace back to his 2019 divorce from former Harlem Globetrotter Tammy Brawner. The California court granted Brawner full custody of their daughter, Zoey, and ordered McCrary to pay child support and complete substance abuse and batterers’ intervention programs.
Since then, McCrary has faced repeated arrests for nonpayment. In 2015, Michigan authorities detained him for back payments exceeding $5,000. In November 2023, he was again arrested—this time owing more than $52,000—before being released on a $13,197 bond with GPS monitoring.