Reacher star Alan Ritchson allegedly beats up neighbour in front of kids in shocking video

Amazon Prime star Alan Ritchson has allegedly attacked his neighbour in front of his children during an explosive street brawl.

The Reacher actor, 43, appeared to throw multiple punches on Sunday at the alleged victim, Ronnie Taylor, in front of two children on motorbikes, who are believed to be his sons.

Ritchson, who is also known for starring in the 2026 film War Machine as well as Fast X, can be seen striking a man on the ground several times.

The video, obtained by TMZ, then shows the pair in a seemingly heated discussion.

Taylor alleged that the incident began on Saturday when Ritchson travelled on his green Kawasaki bike at an excessive speed through their neighborhood, revving his engine and disturbing the peace.

The neighbor says he flipped off Ritchson, who did the same back to him.

On Sunday, Ritchson is then said to have rode through the neighborhood again at around noon – this time with two children on their own bikes – and he was allegedly speeding.

Taylor said that he asked Ritchson to ‘stop’, which is when the situation escalated.

The neighbour claimed to the police that Ritchson punched him in the face and kicked him, hitting him ‘at least four times’ and in the back of the head at one point.

He said that the incident, which is said to have been witnessed by neighbors, left him with bruises and swelling, but he did not go to the hospital.

Moments after Ritchson hits the man, he can be seen getting back on his bike in the video as the neighbour continues to argue with him.

Ritchson, along with the two children, then speed away on their bikes down the street.

According to TMZ, law enforced sources confirmed that an investigation is underway, though no arrests have been made.

He made his acting debut as Aquaman in the superhero series Smallville, before going on to appear in Black Mountain State, Titans and in the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

He is now best known for playing the titular character Jack Reacher in the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher, which is based on the novel series by Lee Child.

In March last year, he opened up about a particularly brutal moment during filming when he was knocked out while performing a stunt.

‘Everybody was like, “You’re going to get killed and we’re not going to do that because it’s going to hurt you too bad.” And so we’re going to do it with a stuntman and a camera on the floor.

And I was like, “No,”‘ he said at the time.

‘And I won.

Reluctantly, they’re like, “You better not die because we said you’re going to die, and we tried to warn you.”
‘I got picked up and we worked out the camera thing a few times and he slammed me through the table so hard, I went through it into the seventh circle of hell.’
The actor said that he woke up a ‘day and a half later’, adding: ‘It was the worst few minutes of my life.’
Metro has contacted Alan Ritchson for comment.
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