A man has been charged with holding one of the stars of TV castaway drama Lost hostage at his house in Hawaii.

Ruben Royce is accused of committing five "home invasion robberies", including one involving actor Josh Holloway, who plays Sawyer on the show.

 

Mr Royce also faces unrelated charges of assault, burglary and vehicle theft, with bail set at $1 million (£541,000).

 

The 21-year-old's lawyer said his client would plead not guilty at his next court appearance later this month.

 

Gunpoint

 

The hostage drama is alleged to have taken place last October, in which Holloway's wife Yessica was also held at gunpoint by an intruder.

 

Holloway made appearances on US drama series CSI and Navy NCIS before securing one of the main roles in Lost.

 

The show is set on a mysterious desert island following a plane crash, and is filmed in Hawaii.

 

It is now in its second season on ABC in the US and on Channel 4 and its sister digital network E4 in the UK.

 

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Don't mess with my man Josh

:o

talk about crazed fan! (was he a fan?)

No, not a fan from what I've heard, just a random burgler...

 

Edit: A "meth-head" actually: this is from an interview Josh Holloway did awhile ago- you can find the whole thing here: http://www.lost-media.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1890&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

 

"Home. That’s where most of the Lost loot has gone: into renovating their surprisingly non-gargantuan three-bedroom house. Some new paneling, some carpet, a Balinese gazebo next to the fire pit. Of course, the latest add-on—a high-tech, four-camera security system—wasn’t in the plans until last October, when a meth-head broke in armed with a 9-mm and robbed the couple. He got $35. “I wanted to say, ‘You want cash? Ask my fucking contractor, you piece of shit! Look around, you dick.’”

 

 

If Holloway still seems raw, it’s because he spent most of yesterday in a police station identifying the crook. The cops had just nabbed him; front page of the paper. “It’s hard to deal with, as a man,” he says. “Totally punk’d in your own home? I feel like I didn’t protect her. That feeling doesn’t go away.”

 

 

Thus, the alarm system. The cameras. “And,” Holloway says, “a few other tools.” Other tools? “Yeah,” he says, leaning back in his chair, cocking the cigarette like a gun. “You know . . . other tools?” "