Jenelle Evans’ husband David Eason arrested for alleged ‘assault with a deadly weapon’

Jenelle Evans’ husband David Eason has been arrested and charged with ‘communicating threats’ and ‘assault with a deadly weapon’ following a scuffle with two of his wife’s male friends.

Eason, 31, was taken to Columbus County Detention Center in Whiteville, North Carolina on Friday evening, where he was later released on an ‘unsecured bond’ and given a July 6 court date, as reported by In Touch. 

In a statement shared to Celebernation, Jenelle, 28, admitted to being shaken up over the altercation and revealed plans to ‘move on’ from her husband.

‘I’m shaking and saddened by this, its time for me to move on from this relationship and find happiness for my kids and myself elsewhere.’

She continued: ‘I’m upset how everything ended up and wish the situation was taken in a more serious manner, I didn’t agree with the unsecured bond.’  

Jenelle also addressed the incident via Facebook on Saturday. 

‘I just want to let the public, tabloids, and my fans know that IM OK, IM SAFE AND SO ARE THE KIDS,’ wrote Evans.

‘I’m going to take a few days out to myself to gather my thoughts and focus on what’s going on so I won’t be on social media much.

‘I love you all for the support that you all have shown me and I’ll be stronger and better than ever soon,’ concluded the Teen Mom 2 alum.    

According to Celebernation, the event that led to Eason’s shocking arrest occurred at the couple’s home in North Carolina at an undisclosed date.

Jenelle had allegedly arrived to the home in the company of two male friends as she attempted to ‘collect some of her belongings.’  

The outlet alleged that David had gotten into a ‘heated argument with one of the men over his truck keys’ being misplaced, which eventually led to him striking one of the men with a pistol. 

Eventually, David learned that ‘neither Jenelle nor any of the men were in possession of the keys’ and after some searching he was able to locate them, himself.

After the incident, Jenelle and the two men filed a police report. 

Jenelle – who married David in 2017 – also ‘plans to file a restraining order on Monday.’

The now estranged couple endured a brief split in 2019 after Eason callously killed their family dog following an alleged biting incident.

But Jenelle and David decided to give their rocky relationship a second chance and got back together in March of this year.

The pair share three-year-old daughter Ensley, but each have children from prior relationships.

Jenelle has two sons, 10-year-old son Jace, who she shares with ex boyfriend Andrew Lewis and five-year-old Kaiser, who she shares with ex Nathan Griffin.

As for David, he has a 12-year-old daughter named Maryssa.