Kyle Chrisley, a former reality TV star has been arrested for assault in Tennessee.
A
spokesperson for Rutherford County Jail told Page Six that the former
reality TV personality was booked for the felony charge on Tuesday,
March 14.
Police officers told TMZ that the
“Chrisley Knows Best” alum brandished a “fixed blade” during an
altercation with his supervisor at Penske Truck Rental.
His wife, Ashleigh Chrisley, however said “That’s not true.” She added;
“Kyle
has a knife that he carries for work, but he did not pull it out or
brandish it, nor did he use it on the person. He will plea not guilty.”
Ashleigh
also claimed that Kyle got into “a verbal disagreement” with a fellow
employee while at work. “The other guy pushed him, turning things
physical,” she claims. “It was self-defense on Kyle’s side.”
After
the incident, Ashleigh said Kyle “was told to leave” and that he
obliged, noting that “an arrest warrant was later issued for aggravated
assault.” “When Kyle was made aware of the warrant, he turned himself in
to Smyrna Police Department,” she claims, adding that she “posted his
bond as soon as he was booked.”
Chrisley, 31, was released after posting a $3,000 bond; however, he’s due in court on March 20.
Kyle’s
father, Todd Chrisley, and his stepmother, Julie Chrisley, are
currently serving time in federal prison for financial crimes. They were
convicted after being indicted in August 2019 on fraud and tax evasion
charges, and a new indictment was filed in February 2022.
Todd,
53, is spending the next 12 years at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in
Florida. Julie, 50, who was originally set to spend the next seven years
at Federal Correctional Institution Marianna, just two hours away from
her husband, was reassigned to Federal FMC Lexington in Kentucky.
Each will have to complete a 16-month probation period upon release.
