"Cruz - who portrayed the drug lord Tuco Salamanca on "Breaking Bad" - was washing his car on the street in front of his Silver Lake-area home when another car with three female occupants parked inches away from him, said Raphael Berko, his agent with Media Artists Group. Cruz asked the women, who appeared to be in their 30s, to move their car at least a foot away so it wouldn't get wet, according to Berko."
"Instead, the women took out their phones and started to record Cruz, Berko said. The actor, who also played detective Julio Sanchez in "The Closer" and its spin-off series "Major Crimes," became uncomfortable and turned around, hose in hand, to tell them to "stop recording," Berko said. In doing so, Berko says some water may have inadvertently splashed on the women."
"But the women - one of whom was the daughter of a housekeeper on the block - said Cruz intentionally sprayed them, and they called the police to report an alleged assault. Cruz was handcuffed by the Los Angeles Police Department and taken into custody for five hours, but Berko said he and his client expect the case will be dropped."
Actor Raymond Cruz, known for portraying Tuco Salamanca on Breaking Bad and detective Julio Sanchez in The Closer and Major Crimes, was washing his car in front of his Silver Lake home when a vehicle with three women parked inches away. Cruz asked them to move at least a foot to avoid getting wet. The women refused and began recording him; one woman was identified as the daughter of a housekeeper on the block. Cruz turned, hose in hand, and asked them to stop recording, and some water may have splashed on them. The women alleged intentional spraying and called police. The Los Angeles Police Department detained Cruz for five hours. A court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 1; online records showed no charges as of Tuesday afternoon. His agent said they expect the case to be dropped and Cruz has no criminal record.
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