“Below Deck Mediterranean” star João Franco was arrested after a fight. (Greg Endries/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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Former reality TV star João Franco and his brother have been arrested in Turkey after a fight outside a clothing store left a 17-year-old dead.
In CCTV footage obtained by Page Six, the former “Below Deck” star and his brother, Carlos Franco, are seen leaving a store in the Bodrum neighborhood of Muğla on November 7, closely followed by an employee.
Carlos appears to throw the first punch, after which other employees rush out of the store.
At first, João appears to try to defuse the situation, often placing himself between his brother and the store employees, before appearing to get involved and throw punches himself.
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João Franco and his brother were arrested in Türkiye after a fight left a teenager dead. (Fred Jagueneau/Bravo via Getty Images)
The fight escalated to the point where one of the men appeared to grab a nearby stool, apparently to throw it at Carlos and João.
The Associated Press, citing the Demiroren news agency, reported that Muhammet Koyabakan, 17, fell during the fight and hit his head on the ground. Koyabakan later died in hospital.
João apparently tried to defuse the situation on several occasions. (Mark Rogers/Bravo via Getty Images)
João and his brother were first arrested, then arrested. Although it is unclear what charges against them are, the Demiroren news agency reported that they told police they acted in self-defense and denied hitting Koyabakan.
According to the news agency, João and his brother were drunk and swearing during an argument, which later escalated into a physical fight.
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João gained national attention when he appeared on the third season of “Below Deck Mediterranean.” (Greg Endries/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
João first gained national attention when he appeared as a deckhand in Season 3 of “Below Deck Mediterranean.” He returned to the series as a boatswain for the fourth season and later appeared in “Below Deck Down Under”.
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He and his brother were born in Zimbabwe, then moved to Europe and are now Portuguese nationals.
It is unclear what the accusations against João and his brother are. (Photo gallery Ralph Bavaro/Bravo/NBCU via Getty Images)
This isn’t the first time someone from “Below Deck Mediterranean” has made headlines with legal issues. Earlier this year, Captain Sandy Yawn spoke with Fox News Digital about her battle with her former contractor, Spencer Calvert.
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She revealed that she and her wife, Leah, lost all their money in what they considered to be a scam set up by Calvert. She claimed she and Leah hired Calvert in 2020 to build their $1.6 million home in Jacksonville, Florida, with 12 other families and accused him of pocketing the money instead.
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“All our money. Gone. Emotionally, we were destroyed,” Yawn said.
“But here’s the thing: I love God, Leah loves God – we love God. So we knew we were going to get through this because no matter what, as long as you do the next right thing and show up in life and show others by your example how you get through things, then that’s what it’s all about, right?” Yawn added.
In July, Calvert was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud. He was also sentenced to 30 years of probation and ordered to pay more than $8.7 million in restitution.
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