Ryan Edwards has been ordered to stay away from his estranged spouse.
On Monday, as our friends at The Ashley's Reality Roundup confirmed, a judge granted Mackenzie Edwards a two-year restraining order against her frequently abusive husband.
Ryan is now banned from having any contact with Mackenzie.
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The court also ruled that Mackenzie would have no contact with Ryan because it was a “mutual restraining order.” But we're guessing Mackenzie will never be interested in being anywhere near her ex again.
Because when we last wrote about this former couple, we learned that Mackenzie had called the police after Ryan threatened her via text message.
Thankfully nothing happened in that incident. This is not something that can be said about the time in February 2023 when Ryan trashed Mackenzie's house.
During the incident, Edwards scrawled deeply disturbing messages on the walls of his ex-spouse's home, including the following:
“This house felt cold and lonely because you were wandering around. I couldn’t stand you.”
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Meanwhile, on January 31 of this year, Mackenzie claimed that Ryan had sent her a message. more He claimed that after leaving the house without taking his belongings, he searched for threatening messages.
“Shortly after Ryan and I left the house, Mackenzie called again and advised me that Ryan had texted her a threatening message,” according to a police report at the time.
“Mackenzie advised Ryan sent her a message: ‘You will have a hard time finding somewhere else to live and no one will survive.’
Mackenzie also told police that her ex-husband swore he would return home the next day to “retrieve the weapon,” according to the same report, which she further elaborated on.
“The only weapon in the house is her personal pistol, which she carries with her every day. Mackenzie said she would bring a handgun to work in case Ryan came home.”
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Ryan Edwards has been in and out of jail and rehab several times.
He was most recently arrested in December and is scheduled to go before a judge on April 23 to talk about probation for his alleged harassment of Mackenzie last year.
Mackenzie, who had previously filed a restraining order against Ryan in February of last year, told police in this case, “I am afraid Ryan will harm me.”
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It's just… A lot. There is a lot of it everywhere and has been for a while.
As mentioned above, Ryan is due back in court later this month for a status check on numerous criminal charges filed in Hamilton County, including DUI, possession of a controlled substance and harassment.
He and Mackenzie are divorcing.