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Teen Mom Jenelle Evans’ husband David accuses her friend of attacking him with a ‘spiked coat rack’ after his own arrest

JENELLE Evans’ husband, David Eason, accused her friend of attacking him with a “spiked coat rack” after his own arrest for assault with a deadly weapon against the pal, The Sun can exclusively reveal.

The new charges come after , 31, was for assault with a deadly weapon and communicating threats against his estranged wife ’s friend James Spivey.

 David Eason accused Jenelle's friend of assault with a coat rack after his own arrest
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David Eason accused Jenelle's friend of assault with a coat rack after his own arrestCredit: Getty - Contributor

The former husband filed a criminal summons against James on June 12 for assault with a deadly weapon.

The summons obtained by The Sun claimed James “did assault David Martin Eason with a deadly weapon, a homemade forged coat rack, by pushing the victim and by striking the victim about the left arm with a coat rack made of wood and forged metal (railroad spikes.)"

David and James have a court hearing on July 6 regarding the complaint.

David, who makes and sells custom metal and wood items, has a wood coat rack with metal spikes on his Instagram page.

 David was arrested on June 12 for assault with a deadly weapon and communicating threats against her friend James Spivey
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David was arrested on June 12 for assault with a deadly weapon and communicating threats against her friend James SpiveyCredit: Columbus County Sheriff's Office
 The potential weapon in question is a spiked coat rack
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The potential weapon in question is a spiked coat rackCredit: Instagram

As , David's arrest warrant claimed he “unlawfully and willfully did assault” Jenelle’s friend "with a deadly weapon, a Springfield handgun, by hitting James Spivey in the back of the neck and on his back with the handgun.”

The warrant also claimed David “unlawfully and willfully did threaten to physically injure the person.”

David allegedly threatened: “I will blow your f**king brains out.”

The warrant continued: “The threat was made in a manner and under circumstances which would cause a reasonable person to believe that the threat was likely to be carried out and the person threatened believed that the threat would be carried out.”

 David allegedly threatened to 'blow' Jenelle's friend's 'f**king brains out'
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David allegedly threatened to 'blow' Jenelle's friend's 'f**king brains out'Credit: MTV

David has a court hearing on July 6 regarding the arrest as well.

James told The Sun he is 'fine' after the altercation.

was the first to report that David was arrested following an argument with Jenelle and two of her friends.

Jenelle reportedly brought the friends with her to the family home to pick up her things after arguing all week.

 The altercation happened when Jenelle and her two friends went to their North Carolina home with pick up her belongings
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The altercation happened when Jenelle and her two friends went to their North Carolina home with pick up her belongingsCredit: MTV

Jenelle told Celebernation of the incident: "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.

Jenelle also revealed her plans to file a restraining order on Monday.

The Sun can confirm Jenelle has not filed for a restraining order at press time.

 Jenelle insisted she and her children are fine following the incident
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Jenelle insisted she and her children are fine following the incidentCredit: Refer to Caption

The ex Teen Mom 2 star revealed she is currently staying at a relative's home to stay safe.

She said of David posting bail: "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.”

The legal trouble comes after Jenelle and David , as David claimed she .

The two then .

 Jenelle and David fought all week prior to the assault claims
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Jenelle and David fought all week prior to the assault claimsCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Jenelle and David’s relationship has been tumultuous, especially over the last year.

In October 2019, Jenelle announced her split from David after two years of marriage.

She moved to  with their daughter Ensley, 3, and her son Kaiser, 5, from a previous relationship.

The JE Cosmetics owner then filed a restraining order request against David and claimed he was  throughout their marriage by detailing 11 alleged incidents of abuse.

 Jenelle left David in October 2019 after accusing him of abuse
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Jenelle left David in October 2019 after accusing him of abuseCredit: Instagram

But only months later, Jenelle, who is also mom to son Jace, 10, from a previous relationship, and Jenelle .

She : “I don’t care what they say, I love you no matter what. Here’s to new beginnings. #MarriedLife #HappyWifeHappyLife.”

In April 2019, David admitted to shooting and killing the family dog for nipping at Ensley.

The shooting resulted in Jenelle’s firing from  in May 2019.

 Jenelle was fired from Teen Mom 2 in April 2019 after David shot and killed the family dog
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Jenelle was fired from Teen Mom 2 in April 2019 after David shot and killed the family dogCredit: YouTube

Child Protective Services also removed their children from their care.

The children were returned in July 2019 after a series of court hearings.

David was also arrested on June 11 for failing to appear in court for a tampering with vehicle/injury to personal property from a 2018 incident, the North Carolina Sheriff's Office confirmed.

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