Gay adult performer Drake Von has reportedly been arrested for the third time since the beginning of June.
The latest incident occurred in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Von, whose legal name is Dawson Bacon, was booked into the Los Angeles Police Department’s Van Nuys jail.
TMZ reports that he was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor possession of a substance similar to toluene.
Toluene is a colourless solvent that can be highly toxic when inhaled and may cause dizziness and other serious effects.
Police told TMZ that officers responded to a call concerning two men allegedly using narcotics on the street.
Von was taken into custody when officers arrived.
The second man was not arrested.
Jail records reportedly show that Von was released on Wednesday on his own recognizance.
That means he was released without posting bail after agreeing to return for future court proceedings.
No conviction has resulted from the new arrest.
Von had not publicly commented on the latest allegations when TMZ published its report.
The arrest adds to a series of serious legal incidents involving the performer during the previous two months.
Von was arrested in Las Vegas in early June following an alleged domestic-violence incident involving his female partner.
Police alleged that an argument escalated into physical violence.
According to reports describing the police account, Von allegedly grabbed the woman by the throat, forced her to the ground and restricted her breathing.
The woman reportedly told officers that she could not breathe and believed she briefly lost consciousness.
Police also documented injuries they said were consistent with her account.
Von was charged with domestic battery by strangulation and coercion constituting domestic violence with threat or use of physical force, both felonies.
He was additionally charged with misdemeanor domestic battery.
Von was later released after posting a bond of more than $25,000.
He has denied the domestic-violence allegations.
Von told TMZ that the claims were false and said the case would eventually be dismissed.
He also described the incident as a misunderstanding and a publicity stunt.
Those statements represent Von’s position rather than the findings of a court.
The criminal charges remain allegations unless and until prosecutors establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Later in June, Von was arrested again following a vehicle collision in Las Vegas.
He was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence.
Police said his Tesla collided with another vehicle after pulling out of a parking area.
Those involved in the crash were reportedly taken to hospital.
A witness allegedly told officers that Von appeared slumped over the steering wheel before the collision.
When police later spoke with him at the hospital, officers said his eyes appeared glossy.
Von denied drinking alcohol or using marijuana or illegal drugs before driving.
A police report obtained by TMZ said officers found 13 nitrous-oxide tanks inside the Tesla.
The reported items included several large tanks, smaller containers, balloons and rubber bands.
Von allegedly told officers that he had previously used nitrous oxide but not during the month of the crash.
Police obtained a warrant for a blood sample after he declined to provide one voluntarily.
Authorities also requested testing for inhalants.
No publicly reported conviction has resulted from that DUI arrest.
The Los Angeles case is separate from both the domestic-violence prosecution and the DUI matter in Nevada.
Each incident will be handled according to its own evidence, charges and court process.
It would therefore be inaccurate to combine the three arrests into a single finding of guilt.
What can be said is that three arrests within such a brief period form a deeply concerning pattern around a 23-year-old performer with a large online audience.
Von has worked in gay adult entertainment since he was 18 and has received multiple GayVN Award nominations.
He won two fan-voted categories at the 2024 awards and has built a following through adult films and social media.
His latest arrest is likely to intensify attention on both the unresolved criminal allegations and his public response to them.
For now, Von has been arrested and released, not convicted in the new Los Angeles case.
The legal proceedings surrounding all three incidents remain more important than the jokes generated by his increasingly familiar booking history.
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