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Darius McCrary Pleads No Contest to Five Felonies, Released Pending Sentencing

Prosecutors say the case involves more than $75,000 in unpaid child support.

Overview

  • The Family Matters actor, 49, entered the no-contest plea on Dec. 8 and was released from the Oakland County Jail, according to records.
  • Sentencing is scheduled in Michigan for Feb. 9, 2026.
  • He was arrested Oct. 5 near the U.S.–Mexico border by Border Patrol on a Michigan warrant tied to a missed court appearance.
  • A judge denied bail in San Diego after prosecutors argued he was a flight risk, and he was extradited to Michigan on Oct. 29.
  • His attorney and representative assert he received court notice at a P.O. box, was ill with COVID, and had been volunteering near Tijuana, describing the case as a misunderstanding.