text: Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson, pictured in January, has been arrested after a man was stabbed in the chest with a knife . Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson has been arrested after a man was stabbed in the chest with a knife - and identified his attacker as 'Hobie' from the hit show. Jackson was taken into police custody on Saturday for assault with a deadly weapon in West Lake, LA. The 34-year-old is accused of stabbing a man with a knife on Friday - his relationship to the man is not clear. The victim told police the man was Hobie - Jackson played Hobie Buchannon, the son of David Hasselhoff's character Mitch Buchannon on Baywatch. On Saturday, police received a report of a possible prowler in the same neighborhood where the attack took place, reports the LA Times. Officers stopped that alleged prowler and discovered it was Jackson – who was wanted in the stabbing. He was immediately arrested at 7:15am. Jackson was released that same day on $30,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Jackson, of Newport Beach, Calif., has not addressed the arrest on social media. He is well-known for his troubled personal life. He left Baywatch, which he starred in from 1991-1999, because he was suffering from a severe drug addiction, according to an interview with E! on Child Star Confidential. And in 2011 he was treated for steroid addiction on Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew. In January, the former child star was kicked out of UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother for groping a glamor model in a drunken stupor - he was later cautioned by police. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, a fellow contestant, had questioned the wisdom of Jackson taking part in the show, saying that the actor was not 'mentally stable' and 'borderline scary'. Earlier this year the MailOnline revealed the former Baywatch star is alleged to have attempted to murder his ex-wife in an attack caught in a terrifying audio recording. Jackson with David Hasselhoff when he played his character's son Hobie Buchannon . The recording captures Jackson allegedly pouncing on fitness model Loni Willison as she lay in bed at their Los Angeles home. Loni, 31, can be heard screaming in terror as Jackson allegedly strangled and beat her, leaving her with two broken ribs, an injured neck and scratches on her face and body. LA police officers were called to the incident last August and in a police report seen by MailOnline the star was accused of 'attempt murder' – a case later dropped after distraught Loni decided not to press charges. The police report said: 'Susp. argued with vict (spous & cohab), susp used both hands to strangle vict and covered vict's nose and mouth with his left hand, preventing victim from breathing.' The MailOnline revealed in January the former Baywatch star is alleged to have attempted to murder his ex-wife, Loni Willison,  in an attack caught in a terrifying audio recording . Loni, 31, can be heard screaming in terror as Jackson allegedly strangled and beat her, leaving her with two broken ribs, an injured neck and scratches on her face and body . She also released a second recording of the unstable actor in which he threatens to kill her in a bizarre, incoherent rap song he emailed to her a day before the alleged attack. The 12-minute rambling ditty demonstrates Jackson's state of mind as he spiraled out of control. Loni said she hoped her ex would seek the help he desperately needs to 'fix' his problems. Loni did not press charges against Jackson at the time as she said she didn't want to land him in jail and he filed divorce papers. The model first met Jackson in 2003 but they didn't begin a serious relationship until March 2010. She moved into Jackson's Beverly Hills home five months later and the couple tied the knot on January 12, 2012 - a date chosen because it was 12.12.12. The recording emerged after the former child star was kicked out of UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother for groping a glamor model in a drunken stupor - he was later cautioned by police . Photos of the intimate ceremony in Laguna Beach, California, were spread across the pages of a glossy magazine and show a couple very much in love. But cracks in the relationship soon began to show when Loni decided to study an aesthetician course and could not spend as much time with Jackson as he wanted. She also believes Jackson may have started using drugs again as he began behaving differently and was prone to depressive mood swings and violent outbursts. A spokesman for Jackson said he had no comment when contacted by MailOnline in January following the revelations. Cast: Jeremy Jackson played Hobie Buchanan in Baywatch, (far right)  growing up in the spotlight among the other stars .
target: 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 .