Antonio Sabàto Jr. has broken his silence after his 32-year-old son, Jack, was arrested in Alaska for his alleged role in a fatal hit-and-run.
“At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter,” Sabàto, 54, wrote in a Wednesday, November 11, statement shared via social media. “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional and my priority is the well-being of my family.”
Sabàto is a father of three, sharing Jack with Virginia Madsen, daughter Mina with Kristin Rossetti Biasi and son Antonio III with Cheryl Nunes. News broke on Monday, November 9, that Jack was arrested in Anchorage, Alaska, for what authorities claim was his involvement in a deadly hit-and-run vehicle accident.
“We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers,” Sabàto added on Wednesday. “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well.”
Sabàto concluded, “We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, respect of everyone affected.”
Jack was arrested on the charges of leaving the Scene of an accident without assisting the injured and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death.
“At approximately 5:48 AM on November 9, 2026, officers assigned to patrol, along with medics from the Anchorage Fire Department, responded to the intersection of Airport Heights Dr and Debarr Rd in reference to an unresponsive adult male,” the Anchorage Police Department (APD) said in a Monday press release. . “Upon arrival, officers located an adult male identified as Carl Simmonds, 42. who was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
The statement continued, “The preliminary investigation indicates that the adult male pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene.”
APD officials further asked “anyone with surveillance footage of the area” or other relevant information to contact APD Dispatch at 3-1-1 or 907-786-8900 amid the ongoing investigation.
Madsen, 65, has not publicly addressed Jack’s arrest. She dated Sabàto from 1993 to 1998, during which they welcomed their son in August 1994.
“After my son was born in 1994, I was exhausted and depleted — a single mother with undiagnosed postpartum depression and a baby who couldn’t sleep through the night,” the Sideways actress recalled in a 2006 essay about becoming a mother. “I felt lazy and toxic and had no energy for auditions, and anyway, I was old news in Hollywood.”
