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Bryshere Gray was sentenced to spend 10 days in an Arizona county jail after pleading guilty to assaulting his wife.

The Empire actor, 27, entered a guilty plea to the charge of aggravated assault in February, about seven months after he was first arrested for strangling his wife, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

The other related charges against him, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping, were dropped, per his plea agreement.

In addition to his 10-day jail stay, Gray will have to complete three years of probation with various conditions, documents from his March 31 sentencing hearing show. He was ordered to not drink any alcohol for the duration of his probation and to not have any contact with the victim in any form, unless approved by the Adult Probation Department in Arizona.

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He must also pay restitution to the victim and participate in a domestic violence offender treatment program.

Reps for Gray did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

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Gray, best known for portraying Hakeem Lyon on Empire, the brother of Jussie Smollett's character, was first arrested in Goodyear, Arizona, on domestic battery charges on July 13.

Police responded to a 911 call around 10:15 p.m. the previous night "that an adult female victim had been allegedly assaulted at her Goodyear home by her husband, who she identified as Bryshere Gray, an actor on the TV series Empire," according to a press release by the Goodyear Police Department.

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The woman was "treated and released for her non-life-threatening injuries," police said at the time.

Gray's wife allegedly had "numerous visible injuries on her body and also stated that she was strangled at one point by Gray and temporarily lost consciousness," according to another release obtained by ABC15 reporter Zach Crenshaw.

Gray was later taken into custody after allegedly initially refusing to come out of his residence and speak with officers. He was ultimately arrested "without incident," police said.

Bryshere Yazuan Gray, also known by the stage name Yazz the Greatest or simply Yazz, is an American actor and rapper. Gray is best known for his role as Hakeem Lyon in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire.

But Bryshere got some negative publicity last year in June 2020, after being arrested on accusations of abusing his wife.

Bryshere Gray Pleads Guilty

As per TMZ, Bryshere has now pleaded guilty in a felony domestic violence case. This means Bryshere Gray will have to spend some time behind bars.

According to new legal docs, Gray pled guilty to felony aggravated assault and, as part of his plea agreement, he’s been sentenced to 10 days in county jail and 3 years probation.

Bryshere Gray Arrest

On the 14th of July 2020, actor Bryshere Gray was arrested in Arizona after Gray’s wife dialed 911 seeking help citing domestic violence. Arizona Police responded to a Circle K gas station in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear around 10:15 p.m. to assist her.

As per the statement given by authorities, when police arrived, they said the woman had visible injuries on her body. Bryshere’s wife told them he also strangled her, and she was taken to a hospital.

Gray refused to leave his home when police arrived, so a SWAT team and crisis negotiators were called to help. Candice alleged Gray “said he was going to kill her,” punched her more than 100 times, choked her, and pulled a knife on her.

Bryshere Gray Wife Candice Jimdar, Married, Divorce

Prior to the news of Bryshere’s arrest, many didn’t even know he was a married man. Following his arrest, people started asking who is Bryshere Gray’s wife, what is his wife’s name, and so on!

Well you already know, Bryshere Gray’s wife is Candice Jimdar. Gray and Jimdar got married sometime in October of 2019. It has been known that at the time of Gray’s arrest the two were only married for about 9 months.

However, there is no prior information on how Bryshere met his wife and how the relation got led into marriage.

Gray, however, in his police interrogation, claimed he and Jimdar were in an open relationship. He claimed that Jimdar was suicidal and had threatened to hurt herself.

“We have an open relationship as well so I allow her to have a boyfriend because I’m really busy,” he said.

Before Candice, Bryshere indeed dated a few ladies, but he hadn’t exchanged vows then.

Moreover, as per our sources, Bryshere’s wife, Candice was a model by profession. Candice was born in the year 1993 and is 28 years old now. She is a native of Pennsylvania state but was living with her husband in Arizona at the time of the incident.

Also, for now, there is no information regarding whether or not Gray’s wife has filed for divorce. But, based on our understanding, she might file it soon.

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Where is Bryshere Gray Today?

Since Bryshere has only been sentenced to 10 days in prison, he is now free to go home after serving his sentence. If you follow, Gray on his Instagram account, he is very much active even in today’s date.

The once famous actor isn’t trying much to stay away from the media following the infamous incident. Gray’s last post on his Insta is of 10th May, where he has shared some clips from Empire,

 

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Bryshere has disabled his comment section, however, to stop receiving hate comments. His wife on the other hand has deleted all her social media accounts and isn’t active for now.

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