The actor known for portraying Tuco Salamanca on the hit series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.
Raymond Cruz, aged 60, was detained due to an alleged incident of misdemeanor battery that occurred early Monday, as reported by police sources to TMZ.
According to a report, Cruz allegedly sprayed water using a garden hose on someone’s daughter outside his home in the Silverlake section of Los Angeles.
Sources revealed that the actor, originally from L.A. and known for his role as Sniper in the 2001 movie Training Day, was washing his car at the incident’s time.
The situation escalated when Cruz requested a woman, who had parked behind him, to move her vehicle. When she did not comply, he sprayed her with water, which she interpreted as deliberate. Cruz was formally processed at the police station on Monday, as per the sources.
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Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz, 60, was arrested in Los Angeles Monday in connection with suspicion of misdemeanor battery. Pictured in LA in 2019
Cruz who played Tuco Salamanca on the popular series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Pictured in a 2023 Super Bowl commercial
According to the outlet, the Los Angeles City Attorney would likely handle any potential prosecution of the misdemeanor arrest.
No charges had been filed as of Monday afternoon in connection with the case, sources told the outlet.
Prosecutors traditionally have a different protocol when it comes to minor infractions, sources told he outlet.
They can defer prosecution in lieu of an office hearing.
In such hearings, warnings are issued in exchange for a potential dropping of the charges.
Insiders suggested that in certain circumstances, individuals may be offered the chance to attend anger management sessions in lieu of pursuing charges, according to the outlet.
Cruz has been active in Hollywood since the late 1980s.
He racked up credits on TV shows of the era such as Knots Landing, Cagney & Lacey and Beauty and the Beast.
Cruz was pictured facing off with Walter White/Heisenberg (Bryan Cranston) on Breaking Bad
Cruz played the mercurial drug dealer on four episodes of Breaking Bad
Cruz continued working steadily through the 1990s, amassing roles on shows such as The X-Files, The Practice, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Walker, Texas Ranger; Murder, She Wrote and NYPD Blue.
Cruz in the 1990s also appeared in movies including Clear and Present Danger, Under Siege, Out for Justice, The Rock, Alien: Resurrection, Dead Again and Broken Arrow.
Cruz had a big breakthrough in the Oscar-winning film Training Day, playing the mercurial gangster Sniper. He played a key role in the film’s bathroom scene opposite Ethan Hawke, Cliff Curtis and Noel Gugliemi.
In recent years he has been a regular presence on TV shows such as Major Crimes, playing the role of Det. Julio Sanchez, who works with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Major Crimes Division.
Cruz appeared on 105 episodes of the TNT crime series from 2012-2018.
Cruz initially played the role on the TV series The Closer, which he appeared on for 105 episodes from 2005–2012.
