The more details we learn about what happened last week between Ryan Edwards and his wife, the more disturbing the incident appears.
First, as previously documented, the former Teen Mom star accused husband of cheating.
Edwards trashed Mackenzie as a slut (pardon our language, that was the only word Ryan used) and even released scantily clad photos of her without her permission.
a day later? Edwards was arrested.
The ex-MTV personality was booked on charges of assault and possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.
According to what police have said, Mackenzie herself called the officers on Edwards for violating the terms of a protective order — and now we know why.
In an arrest affidavit obtained by The Sun, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office claimed Ryan bullied His wife in a fateful phone call before his arrest.
The outlet also detailed the exact words Edwards said.
At some point last week, Mackenzie answered a phone call from Ryan and recorded the conversation, as she provided two videos to authorities.
“What’s going to happen to you is going to be ugly,” Edwards says in the footage, according to the above affidavit, later adding:
“You know it’s a big no to refuse to marry and your wife disrespects you like that, but I said I’d take the ass because I didn’t want that to happen.” [unintelligible] To you, and it’s not fair…
“If you don’t tell me the truth now, by God you will regret it.”
The arresting officer went on the record saying that Mackenzie “interpreted this as a legitimate threat to his life.”
Edwards was later arrested at his place of employment … he was also reportedly found to be in possession of drugs at the time.
The arresting officer wrote in his report, “One baggy appeared very white, more consistent with cocaine, while the other appeared slightly darker, more consistent with heroin.”
Edwards has been in and out of rehab on several occasions and has spoken openly about his struggle with substance abuse in the past.
Last Thursday, Ryan posted an X-rated photo of Mackenzie and called her “spineless” for allegedly cheating.
He then alleged:
“They sleep your money who sees them. But he must have a wife [sic], God what a joke. It’s really sad.”
Mackenzie has removed “wife” from her bio and deleted some photos with Ryan, but she has yet to publicly comment directly about the harassment, arrests or apparent threats from her estranged husband .
Edwards has two children, Jagger, 4, and Stella, 3, with Mackenzie; With son Bentley, 14, with ex-fiancé Maci Bookout.
“I am not proud to be married to someone who stays in bars and goes home with other people…” Edwards also wrote a few days earlier.
“Tomorrow can’t get here so soon!
“Don’t you know what happens when you sleep with dogs? Wait, look who I’m talking to. And then blaming it on my addiction – yes, divorce is the right thing.