India, Aug. 24 -- Mingus Lucien Reedus, the son of actor Norman Reedus, was taken into custody on Saturday morning on the charges of assault in Manhattan, according to police sources who spoke to The NY Post.

Police sources claimed that the 25-year-old son of the Walking Dead star, had reddened his 33-year-old woman's knee with a blow before strangling her and slamming her to the ground.

Reedus, who resides in a fancy Chelsea apartment according to public records, was charged with third-degree assault and unlawful obstruction of respiration, according to another police source, the Post reported.

At approximately 8:40 a.m., Reedus called 911 regarding a lady who was threatening suicide and consuming drugs at the apartment on West 16th S...