Teen Mom Jenelle Evans’ husband David arrested for assault with deadly weapon – and star says she’s ending the marriage
TEEN Mom alum Jenelle Evans' husband David Eason was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon- and the reality TV mom vowed she's finally ending their volatile marriage for good.
The Sun can confirm , 31, was arrested on Friday at 9:46 p.m. in North Carolina on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and communicating threats.
He was quickly bailed out of jail on an unsecured bond, a detention facility spokesperson told The Sun.
was first to break the news on Saturday.
The site reported the father of three was arrested following a heated argument with and two of her friends.
Jenelle reportedly brought two friends with her to the family home to pick up her things after a week of arguing.
David and one of the male friends began fighting, a source told the outlet.
He then allegedly struck Jenelle's pal with a gun.
Following the altercation, Jenelle and her friends reportedly went to the police, and officers noted the attacked man had injuries to his back and neck.
Police officers picked up David, and he reportedly went peacefully.
Jenelle told Celebernation: "I'm shaking and saddened by this, it's time for me to move on from this relationship and find happiness for my kids and myself elsewhere."
She insisted she and her kids were not hurt, and revealed her plans to file a restraining order on Monday.
The mother of three revealed she is currently staying at a relative's home to stay safe.
As for David posting bail, she said: "I'm upset how everything ended up and wish the situation was taken in a more serious manner, I didn't agree with the unsecured bond."
Jenelle, 28, also spoke out on her page on Saturday.
She said: "I just want to let the public, tabloids, and my fans know that I'M OK, I'M SAFE AND SO ARE THE KIDS!
"I'm going to take a few days out to myself to gather my thoughts and focus on what's going on so I won't be on social media much.
"I love you all for the support that you all have shown me and I'll be stronger and better than ever soon!"
Celebernation also claimed that David's arrest for assault allegedly happened just hours after he was arrested for his warrant on a failure to appear charge.
He allegedly also posted bail, and was released an hour later.
The news come just one day after they were seemingly trying to patch things up following a series of arguments.
David took to TikTok to , but it seemingly backfired as fans criticized him for trying to humiliate her.
On Friday, Jenelle hinted that her relationship was over when she posted: " if you gotta do everything by yourself."
The mother of three also claimed she was "feeling annoyed" as she asked her followers: "Who wants to play some mind games? Yeah ... me neither."
By this point, fans noticed the on-and-off-again couple unfollowed each other on social media for the second time in a week.
They had initially
Jenelle and David have had a tumultuous relationship throughout the years.
In October 2019, the former Teen Mom star announced her split from David after two years of marriage.
She with their daughter and her son Kaiser, 5, whom she shares with ex Nathan Griffith.
The JE Cosmetics owner then filed a restraining order request against David and claimed he was “abusive” and “violent” throughout their marriage by detailing 11 alleged incidents of abuse.
She wrote in the order that she was “scared” for her life and for the “well-being” of her children.
While Jenelle and David fought frequently throughout their marriage, their relationship started to fall apart when David admitted to shooting and Nugget for nipping at their daughter in April 2019.
In May 2019, Jenelle was fired from Teen Mom 2.
Child Protective Services also removed their children from their care that same month.
The children were returned in July 2019 after a series of court hearings.
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Just months after she announced her plans to divorce, she moved back in with David, leaving family and friends
Jenelle, who is also mom to son Jace, 10, from a previous relationship,
She explained in a video in March: “. We’re taking it slowly."
She explained their relationship is “going pretty smoothly.”