Devin Ratray, actor of My Poor Little Angel, was arrested and accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend

The actor Devin ratray, known for his role in the film My poor angel, was detained in the state of Oklahoma, USA, after being accused of physically assaulting his girlfriend and try to strangle her, during an argument in early December.

As confirmed by a representative of the Oklahoma Police Department to the chain Fox News, the famous 44-year-old surrendered this Wednesday, December 22, to the authorities to be processed. Later, he was released on provisional basis, after a bail of $ 25,000.

It was at the beginning of the month when it was learned that the interpreter had starred a strong discussion with his girlfriend in a bar. The couple had come to Oklahoma to attend a christmas convention that would take place the days December 4th and 5th. According to the victim’s statements, collected in a police report to which the local media had access KFOR, on the night of the altercation, the artist got angry because she had given two autograph cards to a couple of fans, instead of collecting them.

The discussion escalated, so the woman preferred to go to the hotel where they were staying. Ratray He followed her into the room, supposedly in a drunken state. Once there, he pushed her onto the bed and allegedly tried to strangle her, placing one hand on her mouth and one on her throat, pressing hard.

“The victim had trouble breathing while they strangled her, while the accused’s hand was over her mouth, ”the report reads.

“This is how you die!”, the famous one would have said, as recorded in the woman’s testimony.

To defend himself and save his life, he bit the actor on the hand. At that point he stopped strangling her, but punched her hard in the face. Then, she screamed for help and escaped the room as best she could, but later returned because she needed to retrieve her personal effects. According to the victim, when he returned he was still very upset. Seeing her, he assaulted her and pushed her against the desk.

The local television station KFOR revealed that after the attack, the victim had different injuries. He had bruises under his left eye, marks on his upper lip, wounds under his right eye, pain in one of his arms, and a bruise on his chest.

The news comes after Oklahoma authorities assured in mid-December that the case was closed, and that there would be no questioning or possible arrest. This after the victim refused to press charges after the assault. Despite these claims, a court order was issued on Wednesday calling for the arrest of the accused, who reportedly turned himself in to the police. Now Ratray faces charges for domestic violence and strangulation assault, according to the magazine People.

The star is famous for playing 30 years ago Buzz mccallister in My poor angel, the older brother and bully of Kevin McCallister, who was played by Macaulay Culkin. The feature film was released in 1991 and became one of the most iconic Christmas movies in movie history. After the success of the first film, Ratray also participated in My Poor Little Angel 2: Lost in New York, which was released just a year later. And he recently recalled his role, appearing in 2021 in the remake of the famous Christmas classic, titled My poor sweet little angel.

After rising to stardom with the Christmas classic, the artist gave life to several characters in the early 90s, landing roles in Little monsters Y Dennis The Menace.

He also participated in the hit series Law & Order: SVU, just like in the movie RIPD, by Ryan Reynolds. However, his most memorable character will always be Buzz McCallister.

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