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'Family Matters' actor Darius McCrary arrested for failure to pay child support

By Karen Butler

LOS ANGELES, March 28 (UPI) -- Family Matters alum Darius McCrary was arrested this week for failure to pay child support for his young son.

TMZ cited law-enforcement sources as saying the actor was in family court Wednesday in Oakland County, Michigan when the judge ordered him taken to jail.

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He paid the $5,500 in back support and was released later in the day.

Had he not paid, he would have had to stay behind bars for two weeks.

McCrary, 38, is best known for his role of Eddie Winslow on Family Matters, a sitcom which which ran from 1989-98.

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