Baywatch Child Star Jeremy Jackson Arrested After Suspected Stabbing

Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department on Saturday after he allegedly stabbed a man in L.A.’s Westlake neighbourhood, then fled the scene, The Insider With Yahoo confirmed.

According to the Los Angeles Times, someone made a 911 call Friday to say there had been a stabbing.

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By the time officers arrived, the assailant had fled the scene. The victim — who has not been identified except that he is a man — was taken to the hospital with a stab wound to the “upper left torso” and identified his attacker as ‘Hobie’, the name of Jackson’s Baywatch character.

Then, on Saturday, police received another 911 call, this time saying there was a prowler just around the corner from where the stabbing had taken place the previous day. The police found Jackson when they responded and arrested him immediately.

According to police records, the 34-year-old was released on $30,000 bail the same day. He is accused of assault with a deadly weapon.

Jackson has not addressed the arrest on social media; in fact, he’s not posted anything to his Twitter or Instagram accounts since March 4.

It appears starring on a beloved ‘90s television series is not all Jackson and Dustin Diamond have in common. Diamond was arrested last year after allegedly stabbing someone at a bar on Christmas.

Jackson played Hobie Buchannon, the son of David Hasselhoff’s character, from 1991 to 1999. In the years since, he’s admitted that he suffered from a severe addiction to alcohol and methamphetamines during his years on the show.

In 2011, Jackson checked into Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew for an addiction to steroids. Earlier this year, Jackson was kicked off Celebrity Big Brother for groping model and fellow housemate Chloe Goodman while he was drunk.

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