Jackson was taken into police custody on probation for assault with a deadly weapon in West ##boro , Illinois . 34-year - old is accused of stabbing a neighbor with a knife and then running away . Jackson played David Hasselhoff 's character 's son Hobie Buchannon in the hit TV show . Jackson left the show in 1991 - he admitted to suffering from a severe drug addiction .
Jackson was taken into police custody on Saturday for assault with a deadly weapon in West Lake , LA . 34-year-old is accused of stabbing a man with a knife and then running away . Jackson played David Hasselhoff 's character 's son Hobie Buchannon in the hit TV show . Jackson left the show in 1999 - he admitted to suffering from a severe drug addiction .