Empire Star Bryshere Gray Arrested For Assaulting His Wife

Bryshere Gray Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges – Strangled Wife Until She Passed Out

Bryshere Gray popularly known for his role as Hakeem Lyon on the hit series “Empire”. The actor is currently in a legal trouble following accusations that he assaulted his wife on Sunday night.

Around 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Goodyear police responded to a call to help out a woman. Police say that the woman had flagged down another person moments earlier for help.

According to the Daily Independent, she claimed that she had been assaulted at her home by her husband for the past several hours. The person that she flagged down then drove her to the Circle K and called 911.

She reportedly told police who her husband was and they noted that the victim had several visible injuries, and she also stated that she had been strangled at one point, and she temporarily lost consciousness.

She was then taken to a nearby hospital. The authorities then responded to the couple’s home in an effort to get in contact with Breyshere, however, he would not come out of the home.

Goodyear SWAT and Crisis Negotiations were called in to assist due to a barricade situation and the felony domestic violence charges that were at hand. Things eventually came to an end around 7 a.m. on Monday once Breyshere surrendered.

Gray was taken into custody at the Maricopa County jail on charges of aggravated assault, assault, and disorderly conduct.