Jack Sabato, the 32-year-old son of actress Virginia Madsen and her former partner Antonio Sabato Jr, has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Alaska.
A representative for the Alaska Department of Corrections confirmed to Our News Outlet on Tuesday that Sabato was taken into custody in Anchorage on Monday. He faces charges of leaving an accident scene without helping an injured person and leaving the scene of a crash involving injury or death.
He is being held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex, the representative said.
According to Alaska news station KTUU , which first reported the arrest, Sabato was scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment on Tuesday afternoon.
Our News Outlet has contacted representatives for Madsen and Sabato Jr for comment but has not received a response.
The Anchorage Police Department said officers were alerted to the victim at approximately 5:48 a.m. Monday.
Jack Sabato (right), the 32-year-old son of Virginia Madsen (center) and Antonio Sabato Jr (left), was arrested in Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday over a deadly hit-and-run, according to the Alaska Department of Corrections; Above, the family pictured in Los Angeles in 2012
The man, identified as 42-year-old Carl Simmonds, was pronounced dead at the location, according to an APD news release.
Investigators believe Simmonds was hit by a vehicle that left the area immediately afterward.
Later that day, police located a Chevrolet Tahoe believed to be involved in the crash and arrested its alleged driver, Sabato.
Officers initially responded to a report of an unresponsive man. Police have not publicly explained what evidence led them to Sabato or connected the Tahoe to the collision.
Speaking to TMZ, Antonio Sabato Jr said the family had only recently learned of the incident.
“We all just found out the terrible news and our family is digesting this horrible news and asking for privacy in this devastating news. Thank you,” he said.
The model and actor also said he had not yet been able to speak with his son.
Jack Sabato has largely remained out of public view in recent years.
His only credited film role came in the 2008 comedy Diminished Capacity, which starred his mother alongside Matthew Broderick and Alan Alda.
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Sabato, pictured with his parents in Hollywood in 1999, faces allegations of leaving an accident without assisting an injured person and leaving a crash scene where someone was injured or killed
Carl Simmonds, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Authorities later found the Chevrolet Tahoe believed to have struck him and arrested its alleged driver, Sabato; Above, Sabato Jr and Madsen pictured in Los Angeles in 2004
Antonio Sabato Jr, pictured in Los Angeles in 2018, told TMZ that his family was processing the “devastating” news and requested privacy
Jack Sabato was born in 1994, and his parents split four years later. He is Madsen’s only child, while Sabato Jr has a daughter and another son with former partners; Above, the couple pictured in Los Angeles in 1998
Madsen is an acclaimed actress who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2004 comedy Sideways; Above, she appears with costars (L–R) Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church and Sandra Oh
Sabato Jr, a former model and actor, was known for roles on General Hospital and Melrose Place before making an unsuccessful bid for political office as a Republican; Above, at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland
His other apparent appearance connected to entertainment came in a 2006 episode of the reality show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, where he appeared alongside Madsen.
Madsen first gained attention with a supporting performance in David Lynch’s Dune in 1984. She later took prominent roles in films including the horror classic Candyman in 1992 and the civil rights courtroom drama Ghosts of Mississippi in 1996.
Her performance in the acclaimed 2004 comedy Sideways earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Sabato is Madsen’s only son. She began a five-year relationship with his father in 1993, after divorcing her first husband, Danny Huston, the previous year.
Born in 1994, Sabato was raised by parents who separated in 1998. Madsen later married actor Nick Holmes in 2020 following a decade-long relationship.
Sabato Jr has two other children: a daughter with former partner Kristin Rossetti Biasi, whom he dated from 2000 to 2007, and a son with his third wife, Cheryl Nunes. Their marriage lasted from 2012 until 2018.
His first marriage was to model and actress Alicia Tully Jensen, from 1992 to 1993.
The former model became widely recognized for playing Jagger Cates on General Hospital from 1992 to 1995 and Jack Parezi on Melrose Place from 1995 to 1996. He later entered Republican politics.
He unsuccessfully ran for Congress in California’s 26th District against Democrat Julia Brownley, who won the 2018 general election by 24 percentage points. Brownley continued to hold the seat, although she did not seek reelection for the 2027 term.
Sabato Jr is the son of celebrated Italian actor Antonio Sabato Sr, who appeared in numerous classic spaghetti westerns and crime films.
