Los Angeles, “Home Alone” actor Devin Ratray was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend while in Oklahoma for a fan convention this month.
Ratray, 44, who played Buzz McCallister, the older brother of Macaulay Culkin’s character in “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2”, was in Oklahoma City in early December for an appearance at OKC Pop Christmas Con. He was billed as one of the main attractions at the two-day event.
According to reports, the actor and his girlfriend were out drinking at the city’s Coyote Ugly Saloon when they were approached by two women asking for his autograph. Ratray’s girlfriend reportedly gave the women autographed photographs for free.
That decision later became a point of contention between the two.
According to local outlet KFOR, “Ratray became angry with his girlfriend because she did not charge the women for the autograph cards, and he was intoxicated.”
Their disagreement allegedly turned violent once the couple returned to their hotel room, with Ratray accused of choking the woman there.
“[The] victim had trouble breathing while she was being strangled and while the defendant’s hand was over her mouth,” Detective Joseph Burnett of the Oklahoma City Police Department wrote in his report.
The woman managed to free herself, but Ratray then allegedly punched her in the face before she was able to flee the room.
Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Powers filed the charges against the actor December 21 in Oklahoma County District Court.
Ratray recently reprised his role in the 2021 Disney+ film “Home Sweet Home Alone”. In the new movie, Buzz is a police officer.
In addition to the Home Alone films, Ratray has appeared in Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska” and the Jennifer Lopez-starring “Hustlers”.
He has a long list of TV credits, including guest spots on “Law & Order”, “Blue Bloods”, “The Good Wife”, “Hawaii Five-O”, “Chicago Med” and “Russian Doll”. He also appeared as Tinfoil Kevin in the first two seasons of “The Tick”, deadline.com reports.