Mel Gibson protegee Rudy Youngblood arrested again

Rudy Youngblood, the troubled actor who got his break in Mel Gibson’s Oscar-nominated “Apocalypto,” has been arrested in Texas on assault charges, cops said.

Youngblood was nabbed early Wednesday on an outstanding warrant for assaulting a family or household member for impeding their breathing or circulation, TMZ reported.

The actor, who was found parked near a boat ramp in Belton at about 12.20 a.m., allegedly had a white crystalline substance on him when he was cuffed, according to cops.

Youngblood, who made his acting debut in Gibson’s 2006 Oscar-nominated film, has had prior run-ins with cops.

He was charged with intoxication and threatening cops with a pocketknife during an altercation in Athens, Greece last December, local outlet To Vima reported.

The actor was also arrested for disorderly intoxication in 2017 in Miami but the charges were later dropped.

He is currently being held on a $20,000 bond at the Bell County Jail in the wake of his latest arrest.

Youngblood may face additional charges pending the lab results, police said.

In addition to his role in “Apocalypto”, Youngblood also has credits in 2023’s “The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine” and 2021’s “Dandelion Season.”
He has five upcoming projects that are in pre-production, according to his IMDb page.