“Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” actor Tylor Chase is back to living on the streets of Southern California after outcry and help from fellow former child stars and a 72-hour hold meant to help him transition into rehabilitation.
The 36-year-old Nickelodeon alum, who reportedly struggles with addiction to meth and habitually turns down local authorities’ offers of treatment and temporary housing, was napping on a stoop Monday, according to footage obtained by TMZ.
He was released back to the streets following the three-day involuntary psychiatric hold, “Mighty Ducks” star Shaun Weiss told the outlet.
Concern for Chase, who played Martin Qwerly on 33 episodes of “Ned’s,” erupted earlier this month when a fan posted a now-viral TikTok seeking help for the former actor.
Within days, Weiss — who also struggled with addiction and homelessness — and his friends found “a place for him to go and get long-term treatment.”
Chase’s former co-star Daniel Curtis Lee even got him a motel room in time for Christmas, though Chase reportedly trashed it within hours of moving in.
Weiss also reached out to Jacob Harris, who told TMZ he spent three hours with Chase on the holiday and “found a crisis center that would come out and do an on-site evaluation.”
The evaluation was followed by three days of “medical attention” at a Riverside-area hospital, after which, Chase was supposed to be transferred to a rehabilitation facility.
“We can’t kidnap him,” Riverside Police spokesman Ryan Railsback told TMZ.
Legally, Railsback said the 72-hour hold was the most that authorities could do, given that Chase is not considered a danger to himself or others, nor is he gravely disabled.
Railsback added that an arrest for possession of narcotics or drug paraphernalia wouldn’t keep Chase off the streets for long. Those would only constitute misdemeanors, which would result in summons and a subsequent release.
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