"Below Deck" alum João Franco and his brother Karlos Franco have reportedly been arrested in Turkey for a fight that resulted in the death of a teen, according to local outlets and Page Six.
The regional Voices Newspaper reported the Bravo star, 36, and Karlos Franco were taken into custody after “an incident in a clothes shop” allegedly “left a seriously injured teenager having to be revived by medics” in the country's Bodrum district of Muğla.
The outlet said the siblings were "reportedly intoxicated" and used "foul language" with store employees, which "quickly escalated into a fight," during which a 17-year-old staffer "fell to the ground after being punched and hit his head on the stairs," causing a head injury and cardiac arrest.
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responders were able to revive the alleged victim and transported him to the hospital in critical condition, per Voices Newspaper. Turkish news site Haberler reported he later died.
Both João and Karlos Franco were taken to Bodrum Courthouse and are currently in prison in Turkey, according to Page Six, which also published what it described as CCTV footage from the alleged altercation.
USA TODAY reached out to the Bodrum Courthouse, local police and a representative for Bravo, who declined to comment.
João Franco is known for his time on Bravo, first appearing in "Below Deck Mediterranean" in 2018 before moving to "Below Deck Down Under" in 2023. In his official bio on Bravo, he describes himself as Second Officer with eight years of experience in the yachting industry.
"I'm a jack of all trades and a master of none," he wrote as his "special skill."
In May, he told the Majorca Daily Bulletin Season 4 of "Down Under," which aired from February to June, was his "final season."
“The show neatly mirrored my real-world career progression. Across the four series, I moved from deckhand to lead deckhand, bosun, and finally captain,” Franco said at the time. “I never wanted to be a deckhand forever, the goal was always the bridge, so I spent every spare moment doing courses to move up."
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