Akili McDowell was arrested on Aug. 1 after the shooting death of Cesar Peralta.
Akili McDowell has been arrested. On Aug. 3, the Harris County Sheriff's Office announced on Facebook that the 21-year-old Billions actor had been arrested on a murder charge in the shooting death of Cesar Peralta, 20.
On July 20, deputies responded to an incident that occurred in the parking lot of a Houston, Texas, apartment complex. Peralta sustained gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene. At the time, the sheriff's office said that the suspect(s) fled the scene.
McDowell was arrested on Aug. 1 and booked into the Harris County Jail, ET confirms.
He is facing both theft and murder charges. McDowell is due in court Aug. 6 on the former charge and Oct. 9 on the latter one. McDowell is being held on more than $400,000 bond. The actor has yet to speak out about his arrest or the charges he's facing.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can contact the Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100.
McDowell's big break came in 2019 when he landed the titular role on OWN's David Makes Man. Throughout his career, McDowell appeared on The Astronaut Wives Club as Zavier Gibbs and Billions as Savion Williams.
His most recent role was in the film The Waterboyz. Starring La La Anthony and Rockmond Dunbar, the movie was released earlier this year.
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