{"id":227154,"date":"2026-03-19T17:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/227154\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:09:11","slug":"former-nickelodeon-star-nj-native-accused-of-burglary-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/227154\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Nickelodeon star, NJ native accused of burglary in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A former child actor and North Jersey native was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/03\/18\/chris-oneal-arrest-burglary-nickelodeon\/89211853007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:arrested after an alleged burglary;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;arrested after an alleged burglary&quot;}\" class=\"link \">arrested after an alleged burglary<\/a> in California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chris O\u2019Neal, who appeared on the Nickelodeon series &#8220;How to Rock,&#8221; was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department March 16, according to USA TODAY. He was charged with a felony, though additional details were not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities responded to a burglary call in Malibu in which a resident saw three adults enter a home via security camera footage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/18\/nickelodeon-star-chris-oneal-arrested\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;according to TMZ&quot;}\" class=\"link \">according to TMZ<\/a>. The suspects allegedly manipulated the cameras so the caller could not see what happened afterward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">O&#8217;Neal, 31, was released March 17 due to &#8220;insufficient grounds&#8221; to file a complaint, TMZ stated.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Chris O'Neal attends Wealth Garden's 3rd annual Juneteenth Celebration in Los Angeles on June 18, 2023.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1496\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/78e90805dd76e7dfd2217f2799d958ac.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chris O&#8217;Neal attends Wealth Garden&#8217;s 3rd annual Juneteenth Celebration in Los Angeles on June 18, 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">O&#8217;Neal <a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/new-jersey\/teaneck\/teaneck-teen-has-role-in-new-nickelodeon-series-how-to-rock\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:grew up in Teaneck;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;grew up in Teaneck&quot;}\" class=\"link \">grew up in Teaneck<\/a> before landing his first major acting role on &#8220;How to Rock.&#8221; He played drummer Kevin Reed on the show, which aired 25 episodes in its lone season from February to December 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">O&#8217;Neal also played a main role in the Netflix psychological thriller series &#8220;Greenhouse Academy&#8221; from 2017 through 2020. His other credits include cohosting the reality series &#8220;You Gotta See This!&#8221; and starring in the television movie &#8220;Swindle&#8221; alongside fellow Nickelodeon actors Ariana Grande and Jennette McCurdy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2026\/03\/19\/chris-oneal-of-nj-former-nickelodeon-star-accused-of-burglary\/89226715007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chris O&#039;Neal of NJ and former Nickelodeon star accused of burglary;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chris O&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Chris O&#8217;Neal of NJ and former Nickelodeon star accused of burglary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A former child actor and North Jersey native was arrested after an alleged burglary in California. 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