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Apocalypto star Rudy Youngblood released from Greek jail after he threatened police officers with a knife


Rudy Youngblood has been released from jail in Athens, Greece, on Friday, after being arrested a week ago following a confrontation with police officers.

The actor, 42, best known for starring in Mel Gibson's Apocalypto, spent New Year's Eve in jail, after he was stopped for allegedly being intoxicated and threatening officers with a knife in the early hours of December 27th, as per Greek publication To Vima. The altercation took place following a routine police check outside an Athens-area precinct, and Youngblood claims that officers were not wearing identifying insignia and did not explain his rights. Texas-born Rudy played tribesman Jaguar Paw in Gibson's 2006 hit movie Apocalypto, who is forced to flee as Mayan civilization is about to end; seen in a still

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