( CNN ) On `` Family Matters '' we knew him as Eddie Winslow . This week , as inmate 402282 . Actor Darius McCrary was jailed on Wednesday for failure to pay child support . He was n't behind bars long , McCrary was released before the day was over , according to Carrie Rudzki with the jail in Oakland County , Michigan . McCrary , 38 , took to Twitter as news of his arrest spread . `` All I 'm trying to do is raise my son , '' he tweeted . `` # BeingDadIsNotAnOption '' But critics were quick to recall when McCrary 's Eddie character got into trouble on the show and used it to take a swipe at him . `` Ohhh Eddo ... '' tweeted Happy Famiree . `` I guess family does n't matter . '' But McCrary was n't having it . `` I 've spent all my career in Hollywood and have NEVER been arrested once , '' he said on Twitter . `` I fly in to Oakland County 2 resolve issues and u guys got jokes ? '' Apparently stung by the reporting , McCrary released a string of tweets defending himself , including one where he appears to compare himself to a late civil rights leader . `` If they did it to Dr. King ... Who am I ? '' McCrary said . McCrary has stayed busy since his days on `` Family Matters '' in the 1980s and 1990s , according Internet Movie Database . IMDb lists 51 acting credits , including stints on `` Anger Management '' with Charlie Sheen and a two-year run on `` The Young and the Restless '' as Malcolm Winters . He provided the voice for the Autobot Jazz on `` Transformers . '' CNN 's Tina Burnside and Henry Hanks contributed to this report .
Eddie Winslow played Darius McCrary on 'Family Matters ' He was jailed for failure to pay child support .