Star of Mel Gibson’s Oscar-nominated epic Apocalypto Rudy Youngblood arrested for assault after ‘choking family member’
ACTOR Rudy Youngblood has been arrested in Texas after allegedly “choking” a family member.
Belton police took the 43-year-old into custody early Tuesday morning after responding to an incident involving a family or household member.
According to authorities, Youngblood allegedly assaulted the victim by impeding their breathing or circulation.
He was booked into Bell County Jail, where he remains held on a $20,000 bond.
Cops say more trouble could be on the way for Apocalypto star Rudy Youngblood – after a shocking discovery during his arrest.
According to police, the actor and former Belton student had an active warrant out of Travis County when he was taken into custody – and officers allegedly found a white crystalline substance on him at the scene.
The 43-year-old is currently locked up in Bell County Jail, and authorities warn that lab results could lead to even more charges piling up against him.
TMZ has contacted the Belton Police Department for further details, but no additional information has been released so far.
Youngblood shot to fame in 2006 playing Jaguar Paw in Apocalypto, and has since appeared in The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine (2023) and Dandelion Season (2021).
He is set to star in the upcoming period drama La Matadora, currently in pre-production, and has several other projects in the pipeline.
The actor was only recently released from jail in Athens, Greece, after spending a week behind bars following a confrontation with police officers late last year.
The 42-year-old Apocalypto star spent New Year’s Eve in custody after allegedly being intoxicated and threatening officers with a knife during a routine police check in the early hours of December 27.
Youngblood claimed the officers were not wearing identifying insignia and failed to explain his rights during the altercation outside an Athens-area precinct.
The Texas-born actor – who has a previous arrest for being drunk and disorderly in 2017 – was charged with resisting arrest, making threats, and carrying a weapon after police found a pocketknife on him.
He received a 10-month suspended prison sentence but was initially held due to an expired visa, which triggered a deportation order.
He later successfully appealed the deportation and was granted permission to leave Greece voluntarily. Upon his release, Youngblood appeared to be in good spirits and was photographed smiling.