Kyle Chrisley: Witnesses confirm Todd Chrisley's son ‘displayed knife and threatened to kill’ his boss after altercation
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE: The son of the ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ star Todd Chrisley is facing legal trouble. Kyle Chrisley was arrested after he threatened to kill his boss. He got charged with aggravated assault by the Smyrna Police Department on March 14 and was booked at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $3,000 bond. Now, the latest update details that the 32-year-old displayed a “fixed blade knife.”
According to a press release from department representative Heather Kent, "The report alleged that Kyle Chrisley (32), an employee of Penske Truck Rental in Smyrna, was involved in a physical altercation with a supervisor and further allegations were made that a "fixed blade" was brandished by Chrisley during the incident. Mr Chrisley voluntarily appeared on March 14, 2023, for booking procedures related to the active criminal warrant," reports Fox News.
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Kyle Chrisley 'threatened to kill/stab'
According to DailyMail, Kyle's boss, Deven Campbell, was found by a Smyrna police officer with injuries to his "head, neck, and hand and had bruises and lacerations" on March 13. The arrest warrant, obtained by the outlet, read, "The victim stated that the defendant also displayed a fixed blade knife and threatened to kill/stab him. Witnesses on scene confirmed that the defendant displayed a knife and threatened to stab the victim." However, there is no detail in regard to why Kyle threatened his boss and why the fight started.
Following the arrest, Kyle's ex-wife, Alexus ‘Lexi’ Whilby, was shocked that Kyle was arrested for pulling out a knife during a fight. She expressed, “What!! Are you serious? So, he’s using an actual weapon? Why would he even think about doing that? On the job? He has a good heart; he just has a short temper. I’m shocked hearing that he is using a knife.” As per TMZ, Kyle sent a series of threatening text messages to his ex-wife after their 2019 separation. In one of the texts, he wrote, "[N]ot before I end you. Im going to the streets I will get my s**t and take care of this problem with you because if I'm not with you nobody will be. Bye Alexus." To which, Alexus responded, "thats a threat to my life" to which he allegedly replied, "yes: Lexi it was. Goodbye."
In 2014, Todd mentioned in a tweet that Kyle suffers from bipolar disorder. He wrote, "My son Kyle is bipolar, he suffers from mental illness, he will struggle for life."
My son Kyle is bipolar, he suffers from mental illness, he will struggle for life, Yes, the Daily mail prayed on this to sell a story..
— Todd Chrisley (@toddchrisley) October 23, 2014
'Do not judge, or you too will be judged'
Kyle's arrest comes two months after his father reported to the Federal Prison Camp in Pensacola, Florida, for a 12-year sentence. Todd and his wife Julie Chrisley, Kyle's stepmother, were convicted of tax fraud and were sentenced in November 2022, with Julie receiving a seven-year sentence, states People. At the time of Todd and Julie's sentencing, Kyle posted a now-deleted post with Bible verse Matthew 7:1-3, that read, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Who do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" per People.