Karen Derrico of TLC’s popular “Doubling Down With the Derricos” was recently arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly making threats and violating a restraining order.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ … the reality show’s matriarch was popped last Wednesday for felony making threats or conveying false info concerning an act of terrorism, misdemeanor violation of a restraining order, and misdemeanor harassment.
Karen was released from jail on Sunday … and she was arraigned on Tuesday — it’s unclear whether a plea was entered.
TLC’s Karen Derrico is facing criminal charges after being arrested in Las Vegas … and prosecutors say her ex-husband and his kids were the target of alleged death threats.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ … the “Doubling Down With the Derricos” star has been charged with harassment, violating a restraining order, preventing a witness from testifying through threat of violence, and aggravated stalking.
Prosecutors allege Karen sent several emails to her ex-husband Deon, with whom she has 14 kids … telling him she could kill him and didn’t care about going to jail.
She also allegedly threatened to “kill any of the kids” who sided with Deon during their messy split … and threatened to kill Deon if he showed up for a court hearing over the restraining order he filed against her. A source close to Deon tells TMZ … he filed for the restraining order due to the alleged threats … and as they got worse, he filed a police report, which included the alleged threatening emails.
TMZ broke the news … Karen and Deon got divorced in the summer of 2024 … and ended up splitting legal and physical custody of their 14 children. The fifth and final season of ‘Doubling Down’ aired that same year … following the chaotic life of the couple who ended up with 14 children after having quintuplets, triplets, and twins, along with a couple other pregnancies.
