An Australian actor believed to have gone missing in Los Angeles after a first date has been found in custody.
Laura McCulloch, 37, was last spotted heading to a restaurant in Santa Monica's Beachside neighborhood on Friday, and her family at her home in Melbourne has since been released from her. No contact was made.
There were concerns about who she was seeing, as well as her online dating her profile had apparently disappeared and her phone had been turned off.
A missing persons report has been filed with the Los Angeles Police Department.
However, it emerged that Mr. McCulloch was arrested by the nearby Santa Monica Police Department for "public intoxication and resisting arrest" and put in jail.
Police told news.com.au that Mr McCulloch was said to have gotten drunk at a restaurant on Friday, threw drinks at children, "charged" police and bit a police officer. .
She appeared in District Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Missing Australian friends alert
Prior to the reveal, McCulloch's sister, Claire, told 9News : Her friends raised the alarm when she didn't show up after her first date with a man she met on Tinder or Bumble.
"They never heard from her and she didn't attend her work or her yoga classes," she said.
``Her phone is off now.
"It's a complete nightmare. I can't help but think the worst."
Police Statement
In a statement tonews.com.au, Santa Monica Police said officers were called to the "Battery" incident at a restaurant on nearby Arizona Avenue. Santa Monica's famous beach.
They were told that a woman, later identified as Miss McCulloch, threw drinks at a diner and her two-year-old child.
"On arrival, police contacted Ms. McCulloch. She was showing obvious signs of intoxication," the statement read.
"During the investigation, McCulloch ranted and charged at the police.
"While trying to restrain her, she became physically combative and bit the shoulder of one of the officers who kicked the officer."
} She was taken to a prison in Santa Monica and charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest.
"Vivacious and vivacious," Laura moved from New York to Los Angeles, where she has worked as her nanny in between acting careers.
Her alleged disappearance was reported to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), but Claire said police had not yet investigated. She instead hired a private investigator to help with the search. The restaurant said they would not hand over the CCTV until the police were involved.
McCulloch's last appearance was in an indie film called "Covid Support Group."
In March 2021, she played Madame Her Farge in the American version of A Tale of Two Citiesat Bob Her Jones College in Greenville, South Carolina. I was.
Prior to that, she starred in the 2010 Australian film "The Black Sheep" and the 2009 ballet film Appeared in The Nutcracker.
