Ryan Edwards has been ordered to rehab after beingarrestedearlier this month on charges involving estranged wifeMackenzie.
As part of the plea deal, the former reality star will be required to complete a rehab treatment program or serve a sentence of 11 months and 29 days, the records state.
Edwards is due back in court on April 20 on a possession of controlled substance charge.
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Edwards was arrested earlier this month for stalking and violation of an order of protection in Hamilton County, Tennessee,according to a March 1 press releasefrom the Sheriff’s Department.
The arrest came two days after MacKenzie reportedlyfiled for divorcefrom the former reality star and obtained a restraining order against him, per E! News. MacKenzie was also granted temporary custody of the couple’s childrenJagger, 5, andStella, 2, the outlet reported. (Edwards also shares 14-year-old sonBentleywith his ex,Teen Mom OGstarMaci Bookout.)
After the discovery, Ryan was arrested at his place of employment and taken into custody for the harassment warrant and the violation of an order of protection.
He was then booked into the Silverdale Detention Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
In January 2019, the former reality star wasarrestedin Hamilton County, Tennessee and charged with theft of services.
Citing police documents, TMZ reported at the time that Edwardsallegedly walked out of a barwithout paying his $36 bill in December, and the bartender called police. The bartender reportedly recognized Edwards from his previous mugshots, prompting his arrest.
Ryan was also booked on a previous heroin possession charge stemming from an outstanding warrant at the time.
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The television personality was first arrested for possession of heroin on March 12, 2017, according to the Red Bank County clerk’s office. In March 2018, he wasarrestedfor violating terms of his probation stemming from the charge, and in July, he wasarrestedfor violating probation a second time.
Ryan has longbattled substance abuseand missed Jagger’s 2018 birth while in treatment.
source: people.com
