How did Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz end up in custody Over a water-spraying incident? Details explored 

Raymond Cruz was washing his car outside his Silver Lake home when a white minivan pulled up very close to his bumper. Cruz asked the driver and passengers to move so they would not get wet.

According to his agent, Raphael Berko, Raymond Cruz said,

“Come on, move your car. You're not giving me room, and it's going to get wet.”

The agent says the occupants refused and began filming him while he continued to wash the vehicle. Some of the water from the hose hit the front of the minivan, and one of the women called the police. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told reporters officers responded to a call about an alleged battery at about 10:40 a.m. that day.

Arrest, booking, and release

Raymond Cruz was taken into custody through a private person’s arrest and transported to a local booking facility. According to records reviewed by Entertainment Weekly, he was booked on a misdemeanor charge around 1:30 p.m. and released on his own recognizance approximately two hours later.

No formal misdemeanor charges had been filed in public reports at the time; the actor is scheduled to appear in court on October 1, 2025. TMZ was first to report the arrest and said the alleged victim in the initial police report was the daughter of one of the women in the van.

What did Raymond Cruz’s agent say?

Cruz’s agent Raphael Berko gave a detailed account to People and other outlets. Berko described the vehicle as parked “a half an inch” from Cruz’s bumper and said Cruz repeatedly asked them to move.

Berko called the accusation “so outrageous and dangerous,” and added that Raymond Cruz “never even had a jaywalking ticket” after living in the neighborhood for more than 20 years. He also said Cruz spent about five hours in custody and appreciated the “gracious and nice” treatment from LAPD personnel during that time. These comments were reported in People and Entertainment Weekly.

What did the police report?

An LAPD officer quoted in contemporaneous coverage summarized the call as

“basically a dispute with the victim, which is when Raymond Cruz allegedly sprayed water towards the victim.”

Beyond that statement, the department’s publicly reported details are limited to the time of the call, the method of arrest (private person’s arrest), and the booking record. Local prosecutors, typically the Los Angeles City Attorney for misdemeanor battery matters, will review the file before deciding whether to file charges or offer an alternative resolution such as an office hearing.

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So far, the record shows an exchange that escalated to a private person calling the police and an on-scene arrest. There is no public record of prior arrests for Raymond Cruz, and the case is at an early stage where the City Attorney’s office commonly weighs options other than full prosecution for lower-level battery allegations.

The scheduled court date on October 1, 2025, should produce more formal filings if prosecutors decide to proceed. Until then, public reporting relies on the booking record, the LAPD statement, and the statements from Cruz’s agent.

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