{"id":356105,"date":"2026-06-25T08:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=356105"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:26:45","slug":"tlcs-karen-derrico-allegedly-threatened-to-kill-ex-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/tlcs-karen-derrico-allegedly-threatened-to-kill-ex-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"TLC’s Karen Derrico Allegedly Threatened to Kill Ex-Husband"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Doubling Down With the Derricos<\/em> alum Karen Derrico<\/strong> has reportedly been accused of threatening to kill her ex-husband, Deon Derrico<\/strong>, and their kids.<\/p>\n

Karen, 46, was recently arrested in Las Vegas and charged with harassment, violating a restraining order, stopping a witness from testifying through threat of violence and aggravated stalking, in accordance with documents obtained by TMZ<\/em><\/a> on Wednesday, June 24.<\/p>\n

Per the outlet, prosecutors alleged that Karen sent several threatening emails to Deon, 55, with whom she shares 14 children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need you dead,\u201d she allegedly wrote in a June 14 email, per court records obtained by Oxygen True Crime<\/em><\/a>. \u201dI could kill you, and it won\u2019t even hassle me to go to jail and I\u2019ll kill any of my kids in the event that they take your side.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Karen Derrico Calls Deon Derrico the \u2018Best Father Ever\u2019 Amid Divorce<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tDays after announcing their divorce, Karen Derrico had nothing but good things to say about her estranged husband, Deon Derrico, on Father\u2019s Day. \u201cJoyful Fathers Day to one of the best father any 14 children can ask for! @deonderrico,\u201d Karen, 44, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, June 16, alongside a photograph montage of Deon, 53, and their [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In a May 2 email, Karen allegedly warned Deon to \u201cbe careful\u201d because she planned on \u201cgetting a gun and\/or can have someone kill him before he can go to court.\u201d She allegedly tried to forestall Deon from attending a court hearing about a short lived protection order he requested.<\/p>\n

Authorities claimed that the emails left Deon \u201cin reasonable fear of death or substantial bodily harm,\u201d in accordance with Oxygen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Karen was arraigned on the felony charges on Tuesday, June 23, and pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe allegations are completely false,\u201d her attorney Jess Marchese<\/strong> told Oxygen<\/em>. \u201cAnd we are going to prove they were completely fabricated by Mr. Derrico.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marchese told TMZ<\/em> that Karen was released from custody on a $2,000 bond and outfitted with an ankle monitor. Her next hearing is scheduled for August 6.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Doubling Down With the Derricos\u2019 Deon Shares Telling Message After Divorce<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Deon Derrico\/Instagram Doubling Down With the Derricos star Deon Derrico shared a telling message following news of his divorce from Karen Derrico. \u201cWhen you may have nothing else on this world so long as you may have your great health, and family nothing else really matters!\u201d Deon, 53, captioned an Instagram post on Tuesday, June [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Karen and Deon rose to fame on the TLC reality series Doubling Down With the Derricos<\/em>, which documented the previous couple\u2019s life raising their 14 kids, including sets of twins, triplets and quintuplets. The show ran for five seasons from 2020 to 2024, when Karen and Deon got divorced.<\/p>\n

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