Crime & Safety

Shaun Weiss, ‘Mighty Ducks’ Actor From NJ, Arrested For Meth: PD

The Montvale native is accused of breaking into a Northern California home while under the influence.

The Montvale native is accused of breaking into a Northern California home while under the influence.
The Montvale native is accused of breaking into a Northern California home while under the influence. (Marysville Police Department)

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ – Shaun Weiss, star of the popular “Mighty Ducks” franchise, faces charges after police say he broke into a Northern California home while under the influence of methamphetamine.

Around 7 a.m. Sunday, Marysville Police received a call from a homeowner reporting an unknown person in his garage, police said in a Facebook post. Responding officers found Weiss, 41, had broken a car window and was sitting in the vehicle, police said.

According to police, Weiss "displayed symptoms of being under the influence of methamphetamine" and also admitted that "the vehicle he was filtering through was not his.”

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The police report also added: "After further investigation it was determined that Weiss starred in several movie’s (sic) and television series."

Weiss, who was born and raised in Montvale, starred in all three "Mighty Ducks" movies. His other credits include TV's "Charles in Charge," "Boy Meets World," "Freaks and Geeks," and "The King of Queens."

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The former child star was charged with being under the influence of methamphetamine and residential burglary, and is being held on $52,500 bail, police said.

In 2018, he was arrested in Oroville, California for public intoxication and released without being charged, according to CNN.com. Later that month, he checked into rehab, the report said.

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