Daniel Leonard, the son of boxing icon Sugar Ray Leonard, was taken into police custody early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles after officers responded to a restraining order violation call at a private residence in West Los Angeles.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said officers assigned to the West Los Angeles Area were sent to the 1500 block of Amalfi Drive on May 20, 2026, around 5:29 a.m. for the call. Leonard was arrested shortly before 5:30 a.m. on suspicion of violating a restraining order, and police said officers took the suspect into custody for being in violation of that order.
TMZ reported that the 25-year-old attempted to get into his father’s home by turning exterior door handles before officers found him near the property’s pool house. Court records in Los Angeles County showed that Sugar Ray Leonard had recently sought a restraining order against his son, though authorities had not confirmed whether the order was directly tied to the Wednesday arrest.
The arrest lands in the middle of a family dispute involving one of boxing’s most recognizable names. Sugar Ray Leonard has four children — including Daniel, Camille, Ray Charles Jr. and Jarrel — with his ex-wife, Juanita, and the father and son have often appeared together publicly over the years. In 2024, they attended the CHLA Gala in Los Angeles, and in 2017 they were seen together at the Brent Shapiro Foundation’s Summer Spectacular in Beverly Hills. Leonard also posted birthday messages for his son in 2023 and earlier wrote, “So happy to be with my son Daniel this weekend!” and “I am so proud of you!!! Happy Birthday!!!”
A hearing is scheduled for June 15, which will determine what happens next in a case that has already turned a private family conflict into a public legal matter. For now, the central fact is simple: Daniel Leonard is facing a restraining order violation allegation as his father’s recent petition remains before the court.
