After reportedly assaulting a tobacconist with a hammer, a child star from Home and Away is back in jail.
Felix Dean was already out on bail after two incidents earlier this year when he reportedly assaulted a tobacco store clerk in Surry Hills about 11.15 p.m. on Monday.
A short time later, officers detained the 24-year-old near the incident and charged him with affray, assault causing real bodily injury, theft, and bail breach.
Dean received his big break on Home and Away when he was just ten years old, playing Ada Nicodemou’s on-screen son VJ Patterson from 2007 until 2014.
He’s in court on three counts, and was just granted bail three weeks ago following an alleged brawl with another guy at a Paddington house in September.
His stringent bail terms included a 6 p.m. curfew and drug and alcohol testing at regular intervals.
The alleged victim in the most recent incident was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for minor head injuries.
Dean was denied bail and was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
When an officer sought to arrest Dean in September, he reportedly ‘got aggressive,’ striking out and kicking a senior policeman in the leg.
He was finally transported to Surry Hills Police Station, where he was charged with assaulting a police officer while on duty, violating his bail terms, and failing to follow Covid orders.
In addition, the child star is facing assault charges after reportedly attempting to assault and rob a ride-share driver in Newtown on January 6.
Dean and a buddy had been drinking earlier in the evening at a nearby unit complex when one of the guys reportedly hurled an empty bottle at a window, smashing it.
Dean was charged with aggravated assault with intent to rob, common assault, and property damage at the time.
In a recent social media post, Dean referred to himself as the “OG VJ” and a “work in progress.”
‘From the good life to the hard street to finding my feet… Don’t underestimate me at least that makes two of us,’ he said in the message.
Dean played VJ Patterson, the son of actress Lea Patterson, on Home and Away from 2007 until 2014.
Since being replaced by Matthew Little on the long-running soap, the 24-year-old hasn’t had an acting credit.
Little was cast in lieu of the then-17-year-old in order to make VJ look older as his part in the programme grew more adult with more mature themes.
Ada Nicodemou, who portrays Lea in the show, said at the time that she saw Dean as a “surrogate son” after their years on set together.
Dean was nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2008 and 2009 Inside Soap Awards for his portrayal of VJ.
After the performance, he vanished completely from the limelight.
