'Outer Banks' Actor Austin North Arrested For Battery In Vegas, Claims He Was Having a Panic Attack

[stewie_e]

Austin North is breaking his silence following his reported arrest for allegedly attacking staff at a hospital. pic.twitter.com/ckCK4rYQW8
- Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) February 16, 2024

Actor and "Outer Banks" star Austin North is facing charges after allegedly attacking staff members at University Medical Center.

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[mwffj]

Yeah, that ain't it chief, try again.

Anxiety does not make you violent. It does not make you go on a rampage in a fucking ER.

Honestly, it sounds like he did a little too much coke. The "heart attack" feeling, the anxiety, the aggression and violence...

[heyignatzmouse]

He says his blood tests came back negative but I guess he could be lying??

[vazabroc]

[italyatmidnight]

Either that, or he was on something that wasn't tested for/there isn't a test available for.

[theylezharold]

There's a test for most things though at ERs, especially drugs. This isn't a backwoods small-town coroner who doesnt even have a medical examiner license.

[italyatmidnight]

True, but the tests can't always keep up with the drugs. I don't think most standard panels test for/detect fentanyl, for example.

[crash31]

He 100% could be, and we would never know bc it’s not like the medical staff are going to risk their jobs and violate HIPPA to prove him wrong

[italyatmidnight]

Yup, as someone who both has a history of panic attacks and works in the mental health field, I can't comprehend behaving that way as the result of a panic attack, nor I have never heard of someone being violent due to one.

My first thoughts reading this were something drug-related and/or a psychotic break.

[livelovehump]

I have definitely flailed and hit a person during a severe panic attack. I felt like I couldn't breathe and they wouldn't leave my space. Unfortunately, it was my mom. That said I didn't walk around looking for people to hurt. He BIT a person.