'Mighty Ducks' star Shaun Weiss arrested for breaking into a car while high on meth, police say

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The struggles of former child star Shaun Weiss, of The Mighty Ducks fame, continue.

Weiss, 41, has been arrested again — this time for suspicion of residential burglary and being under the influence of methamphetamine.

Shaun Weiss, an actor who appeared in The Mighty Ducks movies — has been arrested again. (Photos: Marysville Police Department/Facebook)
Shaun Weiss, an actor who appeared in The Mighty Ducks movies, was arrested again on Sunday. (Photos: Marysville Police Department/Facebook)

According to the Marysville Police Department in Calif., Weiss was picked up on Sunday at 7 a.m. A homeowner called to report a crime in progress, saying an unknown man broke into a car parked in his garage. When police arrived, they entered the garage and found the man, who they determined to be Weiss.

Actor Shaun Weiss attends the "Freaks & Geeks/Undeclared" event at PaleyFest 2011 at Saban Theatre on March 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. *** Local Caption ***
Shaun Weiss in 2011. (Photo: Getty Images)

Weiss had “forced entry to gain access to the vehicle” by shattering the passenger’s window. He was ordered out of the car and taken into custody. At that point, he “displayed symptoms of being under the influence of methamphetamine.”

During his arrest, police say Weiss admitted that he did not reside at that residence nor did he own the car he was riffling through. According to police, he lives more than six hours south in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles.

He was booked at Yuba County Jail on the two charges. His bail is set at $25,000 (reduced from an initial bail of $52,500).

Shaun Weiss is charged with burglary and being under the influence of methamphetamine. (Screenshot: Yuba County Sheriff's Department)
Shaun Weiss is charged with burglary and being under the influence of methamphetamine. (Screenshot: Yuba County Sheriff's Department)

It’s no secret Weiss has been struggling. In 2017, he was served 12 days in jail for petty theft. Days after he was released, he was arrested again for possession of methamphetamine. He was then arrested in 2018 for public intoxication — and his mug shot, showing him down and out, left his fans shocked. Weiss reportedly entered rehab after his 2018 arrest, but then was arrested again, for shoplifting, in December of that year.

The New Jersey native appeared on Pee Wee’s Playhouse before he was 10 — and episodes of every cool TV show on at the time (Webster, Empty Nest, Charles in Charge and The Cosby Show). Being cast in 1992’s The Mighty Ducks changed his life though. He played Greg Goldberg in all three films.

PARSIPPANY, NJ - APRIL 25:  Shaun Weiss, Vincent La Russo, Brandon Quintin Adams and Matt Doherty from the movie "The Mighty Ducks" attends day 2 of the Chiller Theater Expo at Sheraton Parsippany Hotel on April 25, 2015 in Parsippany, New Jersey.  (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)
Shaun Weiss, right, at a Mighty Ducks reunion with Vincent Larusso, Brandon Quintin Adams and Matt Doherty in 2015. (Photo: Bobby Bank/WireImage)

Weiss went on to appear in Freaks and Geeks and The King of Queens, but his struggles have gotten more attention than his acting in recent years.

He has posted on Facebook about his efforts “to break free from the self destructive patterns of behavior and drug abuse that have landed me at rock bottom,” but it’s clear the struggle continues.

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