BELTON, Texas (KWKT) — Actor Rudy Youngblood, who starred in Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto,” was arrested Wednesday in Belton, Texas, police have confirmed.
According to police, an officer had stopped to talk with the owner of a vehicle parked near a Lake Belton boat ramp at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday.
The officer learned the man, identified as Youngblood, had an outstanding warrant from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office for assault of a family or household member, impeding breathing/circulation.
While taking Youngblood into custody, police say they found a white crystalline substance in the man’s possession.
Belton police report actor Rudy Youngblood was arrested early Wednesday morning on an outstanding Travis County warrant for assault.
He remained in the Bell County Jail late Wednesday morning on the Travis County charges, with police saying additional charges were pending lab results. His bond on the Travis County charge was set at $20,000.
Authorities did not provide any additional details.
Youngblood’s biography indicates he attended Belton High School, about 60 miles north of Austin. According to IMDb, Youngblood’s on-screen debut was in “Apocalypto,” where he played the leading character of Jaguar Paw. The film was nominated for multiple Oscars.
Youngblood’s other recent roles have included “Dandelion Season,” which “presents Middle Eastern women’s voices through moving dramatic storytelling, rich emotion, and poetic visuals,” and “The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine.”
Earlier this year, Youngblood was cast to star as a tortured artist in “La Matadora,” Deadline reported. Five other projects he is involved in are forthcoming, his IMDb page shows.