{"id":82697,"date":"2026-04-23T14:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/police-investigating-darrell-sheets-cyberbullying-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:55:01","slug":"police-investigating-darrell-sheets-cyberbullying-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/police-investigating-darrell-sheets-cyberbullying-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Investigating Darrell Sheets Cyberbullying Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Police in Arizona are investigating claims that <em>Storage Wars<\/em> star <strong>Darrell Sheets<\/strong> was bullied online before his death by apparent suicide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of these cyberbullying accusations and that is a part of the active investigation,\u201d a spokesperson for Arizona\u2019s Lake Havasu Police Department told TMZ and other outlets on Wednesday, April 22.<\/p>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to the Lake Havasu Police Department for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Havasu PD previously confirmed to <em>Us<\/em> that Sheets was found dead inside his home early Wednesday morning. He was 67.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Storage-Wars-Cast-Reacts-to-Darrell-Sheets-Death-by-Suicide-2-e1776911412978.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Storage Wars Cast Reacts to Darrell Sheets Death by Suicide 2\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Storage-Wars-Cast-Reacts-to-Darrell-Sheets-Death-by-Suicide-2-e1776911412978.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Storage Wars&#8217; Cast Reacts to Darrell Sheets\u2019 Death by Suicide at Age 67<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe cast of A&amp;E\u2019s reality series Storage Wars has come together to mourn their late costar Darrell Sheets following his death at age 67 from suicide. Lake Havasu City, Arizona, police confirmed to Us Weekly on April 22 that officers responded to calls about a \u201creported deceased individual\u201d earlier in the day and subsequently \u201cpronounced [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOn April 22, 2026, at approximately 0200 hours, officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 1500 block of Chandler Drive in reference to a reported deceased individual,\u201d the department said in a statement. \u201cUpon arrival, officers located a male subject who suffered from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The male was pronounced deceased on scene, and the Lake Havasu City Police Department\u2019s Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to the scene to assume the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, Sheets\u2019 body was \u201cturned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner\u2019s office for further investigation. The male subject has been identified as Darrell Sheets, a 67-year-old resident of Lake Havasu City and Darrell\u2019s family has been notified. This incident remains under active investigation, and additional information will be released as it becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later on Wednesday, Sheets\u2019 former <em>Storage Wars<\/em> costar <strong>Rene Nezhoda<\/strong> claimed in an Instagram video that Sheets was subjected to intense cyberbullying before his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a guy really tormenting him lately on cyberbullying,\u201d he said in the video. \u201cJust \u2019cause you watch us on television doesn\u2019t mean you know us \u2026 it doesn\u2019t mean you know what we\u2019re about. Also it doesn\u2019t entitle you to bully somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MCDCOSEEC007-celebrity-deaths-of-2026-david-wilcock-e1776906024964.jpg?crop=6px%2C0px%2C1910px%2C1080px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"MCDCOSEEC007 celebrity deaths of 2026 david wilcock\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MCDCOSEEC007-celebrity-deaths-of-2026-david-wilcock-e1776906024964.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrity Deaths of 2026: David Wilcock, Darrell Sheets and More We Lost<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tHollywood mourned the deaths of some of its most legendary stars in 2026. The year started off with Broadway performer and influencer Bret Hanna-Shuford\u2019s death at age 46. At the end of the month, comedy acting icon Catherine O\u2019Hara died at age 71. In February, Designing Women\u2019s Camilla Carr died at age 83, Dawson\u2019s Creek [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t cyberbully at all. As a matter of fact. If you have somebody in your life that thinks it\u2019s fun to cyberbully other people, maybe a celebrity athlete or a little girl or school or schoolmate, slap [them] in the back of the head,\u201d <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nezhoda<\/span> said. \u201cMake them become a better human being, because you never know what demons somebody faces and what they go through and what you might push them through.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Sheets appeared on A&amp;E\u2019s<em> Storage Wars<\/em> for 15 seasons from 2010 to 2023.<\/p>\n<p>An A&amp;E spokesperson told <em>Us<\/em> in a Wednesday statement, \u201cWe are saddened by the passing of a beloved member of our<em> Storage Wars<\/em> family, Darrell \u2018The Gambler\u2019 Sheets. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Arizona are investigating claims that Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets was bullied online before his death by apparent suicide. \u201cWe are aware of these cyberbullying accusations and that is a part of the active investigation,\u201d a spokesperson for Arizona\u2019s Lake Havasu Police Department told TMZ and other outlets on Wednesday, April 22. 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