'Below Deck' Star João Franco and Brother Arrested in Turkey After Teen Dies Following Fight

João Franco, a former yacht captain on the reality series "Below Deck," and his brother Karlos Franco were arrested in Turkey after a fight at a clothing store in the Bodrum district of Muğla left a 17-year-old dead. The fight took place Saturday night, and local media reported the arrests Thursday. A local news outlet said João punched the teen, identified as store employee Muhammet Koyabakan, who hit his head on steps as he fell. Police said the teen was rushed to a hospital and later died; he died two days later at Muğla Training and Research Hospital, according to the local report. Security camera footage appeared to show Karlos throwing the first punch and João stepping in to separate his brother from the employee. The employee then lunged and swung, other store employees joined, and the men punched and kicked one another. One person lifted a stool and tried to throw it at the brothers.

Left-leaning NBC News leads with newly surfaced video that allegedly shows the brothers fighting a group of men, and it cites police for the account of the teen's head injury and death. Its short segment, reported by Liz Kreutz, names no victim and gives no sequence of the fight. Right-leaning Daily Caller gives the most detail, naming the teen, the hospital and the store, and walking through the footage, including who appeared to throw the first punch and João's apparent attempt to calm things. Its headline calls the fight "fatal" and mentions a teen. The Washington Times is brief, citing local media and describing Franco as a yacht captain in the resort city of Bodrum. Both sides agree on the arrests, the teen's age and the death. They differ mainly in detail: NBC leans on police and video, while the Daily Caller relies on a local outlet's footage. NewsNation matches the basic facts, describing a fistfight with one store employee.