Nicolas Cage‘s eldest son, Weston Coppola Cage, was reportedly arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 10, on a felony cost of assault with a lethal weapon. In accordance with PEOPLE, the 33-year-old turned himself in and was launched on a $150,000 bond.
The cost pertains to an alleged incident that occurred on April 28 between Weston and his mom, Christina Fulton. The 2 argued, then their dispute turned bodily, based on the outlet. Regulation enforcement additionally knowledgeable the publication, “Throughout the incident, Cage punched two victims a number of instances, inflicting damage. LAPD responded, and after assembly with all events, a police report was accomplished.”
In accordance with the publication, Christina launched a press release the subsequent day, describing what had allegedly occurred between her and Weston.
“On April 28, 2024, round 5:30 p.m., I acquired pressing messages from pals of my son, Weston Cage, concerning his deteriorating psychological state, urging me to return assist,” her assertion learn. “After I arrived to supply assist and console him, he was already within the midst of a manic rage. Inside minutes, I used to be brutally assaulted and sustained critical accidents. Regardless of my determined pleas to the responding cops to detain him for a mental-health analysis, the cops refused my request.”
Nicolas and Christina welcomed Weston in December 1990. The previous couple dated within the Nineties earlier than breaking apart following Weston’s beginning.
Following the alleged argument in April, Christina launched a separate assertion in Might, which contested the claims that she and her son had argued earlier than the obvious altercation.
“Opposite to their claims, Weston and I had no argument previous to the incident,” Christina’s assertion learn, obtained by PEOPLE. “On Sunday, April 28, I used to be reached out to by a number of of Weston’s greatest pals for help as a result of they have been experiencing Weston in a mental-health disaster. I acted swiftly to make sure his security. Upon my arrival, I used to be met by my son who clearly was in a state of a mental-health breakdown, which in flip turned a horrific expertise. I’ve at all times supported serving to my son together with his mental-health struggles. I’m doing all I can to get him the continued assist he wants.”
