{"id":545701,"date":"2026-03-26T04:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/545701\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:24:08","slug":"reacher-star-alan-ritchson-threatened-to-run-over-neighbor-with-motorcycle-before-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/545701\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Reacher’ star Alan Ritchson threatened to run over neighbor with motorcycle before attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alan Ritchson alleged that he \u201cfeared\u201d for his and his kids\u2019 safety before he threatened to run over his \u201cdrunk\u201d neighbor with his motorcycle during a heated altercation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The \u201cReacher\u201d star detailed his neighbor Ronnie Taylor\u2019s alleged \u201cunprovoked aggression\u201d<\/a> while riding bikes with his two sons in their Brentwood, Tenn., neighborhood on Sunday, per a police statement obtained by Page Six.<\/p>\n

Ritchson claimed he was leading his two sons down their street \u201cwhen an aggressive man purposely stepped in front of [his] motorcycle in an effort to confront [him].\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Alan Ritchson (seen here in footage obtained by TMZ) alleged that he \u201cfeared\u201d for his safety before he got into a heated altercation with his neighbor. TMZ<\/p>\n

The actor detailed the encounter he had with his neighbor Ronnie Taylor after the latter allegedly became aggressive while he was riding bikes with his two sons in their Brentwood, Tenn., neighborhood on Sunday, according to a police statement obtained by Page Six. TMZ<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an effort to avoid hitting him, I was forced to stop so hard my bike flipped over, landing on me,\u201d the actor claimed, explaining that he was injured on his thumb and elbow.<\/p>\n

Ritchson alleged that when he got to his feet, Taylor came closer to him \u201cas if to fight.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI pushed him to the ground to create distance between us and safety for myself and my kids,\u201d he wrote, stating that the man, whom he allegedly had never seen before, threatened him for \u201cdriving like a lunatic.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ritchson claimed Taylor aggressively stepped in front of his motorcycle and confronted him. TMZ<\/p>\n

Ritchson, seen here in February, alleged Taylor was drunk. GC Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI could smell alcohol heavy on his breath,\u201d the \u201cTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u201d star continued. <\/p>\n

However, Taylor allegedly continued to scream at Ritchson, and \u201cin anger,\u201d the latter told him that he \u201cshould knock him out\u201d or \u201cshould have run him over.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ritchson then tried to leave without saying anything else, claiming Taylor had accused him of hitting him with his motorcycle and called him a \u201cp\u2013sy\u201d in an attempt to provoke him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I was attempting to leave peacefully, he put himself in front of my bike again,\u201d Ritchson wrote. \u201cI revived the engine as if to ask him to step aside, and he, with both hands, shoved me so hard that both, myself, and my bike fell completely to the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI could smell alcohol heavy on his breath,\u201d the \u201cReacher\u201d star, seen above in January 2023, said. GC Images<\/p>\n

Ritchson (seen above in February) claimed Taylor pushed him off his bike. Getty Images<\/p>\n

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\u201cI completely now feared for both my and my kids\u2019 safety, having been aggressively stopped twice and assaulted by this out-of-control individual,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n

Ritchson then explained the released footage of him hitting Taylor, claiming he was trying to defend himself and force Taylor to \u201cstay down\u201d so that he and his kids could safely leave.<\/p>\n

The \u201cFast X\u201d star alleged his efforts worked, writing he was able to leave, even with the man threatening and screaming at him. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe was the aggressor,\u201d he alleged. \u201cI was forced to defend myself. This is the first time in my life I have had to protect myself with force.\u201d <\/p>\n

In another statement, one witness confirmed that Taylor approached Ritchson and the duo started hitting each other, while another witness claimed they saw Taylor push Ritchson first.<\/p>\n

Ritchson, seen here on March 7, said he feared for his and his son\u2019s lives and started hitting Taylor so they could safely leave. alanritchson\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Taylor (seen here) later showed off his marks to TMZ. TMZ<\/p>\n

However, Taylor told officers that he approached Ritchson<\/a> for driving too fast when the actor allegedly got off his bike and \u201cbecame physical,\u201d per documents obtained by Page Six. <\/p>\n

During an interview with TMZ, Taylor was seen with bruises and scratches on his face.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Brentwood Police Department told the Hollywood Reporter that Ritchson had acted in self-defense<\/a> and wouldn\u2019t be criminally charged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alan Ritchson alleged that he \u201cfeared\u201d for his and his kids\u2019 safety before he threatened to run over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[1508,48592,120569,236,119992,91,88,36255,92],"class_list":["post-545701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-actors","tag-alan-ritchson","tag-assaults","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-fights","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-neighbors","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}