A 45-year-old man was in custody Friday for the alleged assault of television actress Pauley Perrette.
Perrette, 46, who plays Abby Sciuto in the CBS series, “NCIS,” said on Twitter that she was attacked by a “very psychotic homeless man” near her Hollywood home around 5 p.m. Thursday. She said the suspect, later identified as David Merck, punched her and said he would kill her.
The assault was reported to police, and Merck was arrested around 6 p.m. Thursday, according to county jail records. He was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Details of the attack, or if any injuries were sustained, were not disclosed.
—City News Service