Police arrested a man carrying a butcher knife near the Brooklyn set of Michael B. Jordan's 'Miami Vice '85' after a dispute with another man. Nobody was hurt.
- October 26, 2026
AceShowbiz - Police arrested a man carrying a butcher knife near the Brooklyn set of Miami Vice '85, the upcoming film starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler. The arrest happened just after 11 p.m. on Friday, October 23, in the area of Avenue N and McDonald Avenue, where the production was filming.
According to the NYPD, 23-year-old Alex Perez of Brooklyn allegedly displayed the knife during a verbal dispute with another man. He was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. Officers recovered the knife, and nobody was injured.
Police did not say whether Michael B. Jordan or Butler was on set at the time, and there was no indication that the dispute involved the cast or crew.
Miami Vice '85, directed by Joseph Kosinski, reimagines the 1980s television series, with Jordan and Butler playing the Miami detectives Ricardo Tubbs and Sonny Crockett.
This article is based on reporting originally published by Dailymail.
