'I FEAR HIM'
16 & Pregnant’s Nikkole Paulun says ex Josh won’t be released from prison until 2026 after meth & armed robbery charges
FORMER 16 & Pregnant star Nikkole Paulun revealed her ex Josh Drummonds won't be released from prison until 2026.
Josh is currently serving time for his meth and armed robbery charges.
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The Sun confirmed that Josh, 29, was arrested on April 29, 2019 for “meth possession with intent to deliver."
According to charging document obtained by “Josh was in possession of more than 4 grams, but less than 200 grams — a first degree felony in Texas.”
Additionally, Nikkole's ex was charged with violating his parole and two counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
The latter charges came after the former star allegedly robbed two women at gunpoint in April 2019.
The exes previously starred on 16 & Pregnant together, where they welcomed son Lyle in 2009.
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Meanwhile, also welcomed a daughter in 2015, Ellie Jade, with her ex-boyfriend, Ryan Rice.
The 27-year-old shared an update about her baby daddy's time in prison in a new post on Thursday.
She told her followers in a video: "I woke up to so many messages asking me what happened to Lyle's dad. He's not dead. I had a lot of those questions.
"He's been in prison since 2017 and he's not expected to get out until 2026."
She added: "So Lyle was seven-years-old, the last time he's seen his dad."
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The former 16 & Pregnant star further addressed her relationship with Josh in a series of text posts, writing: "I don't talk about Josh often on here because I find it to be a very sensitive topic for me.
"A lot of trauma came from that relationship that I still haven’t; fully healed from and don't know if I ever will."
continued: "A simple conversation mentioning him or a brief thought about something to do with him can cause me to have really bad nightmares & anxiety.
"I feel like that sounds dramatic saying it out loud but it's true and I wish I had more control over it all but the reality is I fear him more than anyone/anything else.
"It's been really difficult t navigate Lyle's feelings towards him while dealing with my own."
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After noting "a lot of bad things happened the last time" she saw Josh, Nikkole said that "Lyle did not like his dad at all and was begging me to leave him."
She added that after four years it "seems like Lyle's forgotten all the traumatic things that happened and only thinks of the good memories he has of his dad."
Nikkole admitted: "It can be frustrating to hear him tell me he misses him. But I do my best to treat these feelings with kindness and respect."
The MTV alum said she tries to remember "we process that period of time differently" and she "can't imagine how hard it is as a child to have your dad in and out of your life so much."
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She continued: "I wish there was a 'How To Raise A Child With A Drug Addict Father in Prison for Dummies' but unfortunately there's not.
"All I can do is be the best mom I can be, even though I know that will never take the pain away from of having his dad around."
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She then praised her husband Kyle for being "an amazing step-father" to Lyle, though said "he can never completely fill that spot in Lyle's heart."
Nikkole concluded: "We just do our best to make him feel happy, safe, and loved."
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