Skai Jackson was arrested: Why?
Skai Jackson was arrested in the middle of a fight with her boyfriend in Los Angeles, California.
Last August 9, in the busy Universal CityWalk in Hollywood, California, Skai Jackson was arrested.
The actress is popular for her participation in the youth channel Disney Channel, was arrested by the police after an altercation with her boyfriend.
The 22-year-old actress, known for her roles in Jessie and Bunk’d, faced domestic violence charges after the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the facts.
U.S. media outlets such as TMZ Page Six reported that Skai Jackson was arrested for an incident, citing statements from the local police department.
The situation began when mall security personnel observed the dispute between Jackson and her partner.
Skai Jackson was arrested: Why?
According to police, the guards saw Jackson repeatedly push her boyfriend, which is why they decided to call the authorities and hold the couple until officers arrived.
Subsequently, security footage reviewed by police showed that Jackson had pushed her boyfriend at least twice.
Skai Jackson was arrested on the lesser charge of domestic violence, Jackson was cited and released after a few hours.
Her case will be reviewed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, who will determine if formal charges will be filed.
According to TMZ sources, both Skai Jackson and her boyfriend denied any physical violence between them.
In addition, the aforementioned portal assured that both defended themselves by claiming to be happily in love and expecting a baby.
So far, the celebrity’s representatives have not commented on the altercation.
Skai Jackson was born in New York and of Honduran descent, the actress began her acting career in 2007 when she was only 3 years old in the independent film Liberty Kid.
In the years that followed, she held other minor roles in film and television until 2011, when she was cast as Zuri Ross in Jessie.
In fiction, Zuri was a girl from Uganda, Africa, who was adopted by a film producer and his wife, a former supermodel.
She was the youngest of all the siblings under the care of Jessie Prescott (Debby Ryan), the nanny protagonist who arrives in New York to look for a future far away from her town in Texas.
The production also starred Peyton List, Cameron Boyce, Karan Brar and Kevin Chamberlin.
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