Child Star Nearly Abducted on Set | Raleigh News

Raleigh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 15, 2026 · 1m

Ashley Johnson, who played Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains, recounted a terrifying near-kidnapping on set when she was just a child—grabbed by a stranger with a gun while walking with her mom, so shaken she worried more about losing a shoe than her safety. Security intervened, apprehending the assailant. Even more chilling: the show had previously received a death threat letter warning of a gunman coming to harm cast members. Filming with a live studio audience made such an attack possible, and given Johnson joined the cast at age six, this trauma occurred during her formative Hollywood…