Mingus Reedus, the only son of Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen, had an alarming response to attention surrounding his assault arrest.

The 25-year-old model, who was born during the Walking Dead actor’s five year relationship with the Danish Victoria’s Secret model, was seen outside of his New York City apartment where he asked a New York Post reporter, “You want to watch me kill myself?” according to the outlet.

The encounter between Mingus and the reporter occurred a day after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.

Mingus pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court on Saturday following the alleged incident. He faces charges of third-degree assault, assault recklessly causing injury, criminal obstruction of breathing, second-degree harassment and aggravated harassment.

Police responded to a call that morning with a source telling The Post that a man was accused of punching a woman before choking her and slamming her to the ground. The 33-year-old woman was found with “minor injuries” and taken to hospital.

Mingus was released without bail with his legal team claiming that he was “concerned” for his girlfriend when she became distressed and took “a number of sleeping pills” in an attempt to commit suicide after he tried to end their relationship.

Mingus was previously arrested in 2021 for allegedly punching a woman during the San Gennaro festival in New York’s Little Italy district. He later defended his actions to The New York Daily News, alleging that he threw his arm out to protect his group during a heated argument with a woman and accidentally hit her.

“It was instinct,” he explained of the incident. “I was reacting to them swarming me and was afraid for the safety of my group.”

“We didn’t think anything of it, but these five girls followed us for two blocks, throwing food at us and yelling. We told them to leave us alone, but they kept following, threatening to hurt my girlfriend and her friend.”

“These girls swarmed me,” he alleged, “one pulling my hair from the back, another throwing water in my face.”

“Ten seconds later the police got involved,” Mingus shared. “Police saw one of the girls hurt and refused to listen to the context. My intention for that day was to mind my own business and play fair games.”

Reedus and Christensen, both 56, split when Mingus was 4 years old but have maintained a close bond as co-parents over the years. Reedus has been engaged to actress Diane Kruger since 2021. They share a daughter, Nova Tennessee, who was born in 2018.

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