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Darrell Sheets reportedly contacted authorities about alleged cyberbullying ahead of his death.
As you know, the Storage Wars star tragically died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound earlier this week. Since then, police have said they’re investigating the possibility he was being tormented by cyber bullies before his death. And now, more information is coming out about that…
Starting in January, Darrell made some chilling online posts talking about cyber bullying, as well as an alleged hacking that threatened his antique store Havasu Show Me Your Junk. Reports indicate he filed a police report with the Lake Havasu Police Department claiming he was being threatened on social media.
Following this, he wrote in a March Facebook post:
“One again people of Havasu , I have been hacked by a very evil person.”
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He continued:
“These are very evil people , I’m not gay , I have made no post about any children’s arcadeowner etc . I’m extremely sorry and sick over this ,these people have ruined me and he said he would please understand it is not me , people are showing up to my work and wanting to harm me.”
He even name-dropped a few people, and claimed “if anything happens to me” it’s because of them, as well as the fact “the police are aware of this but [their] hands are tied”. Omg…
In a post from just a few days later in March, he claimed that cyber bullies had been “damaging” his business and were extorting money from people in town under his name:
“A page called show me your junk , and Darrell .TheClown.Sheets ,he has been going after other small business,s in town and harassing them using my name it is not me ! He has extorted money from many people in this town acting like a handyman ,this has been going on for 3 years with him and the things he says are very damaging.”
How horrible… We’re sad to hear Darrell was going through so much turmoil in his final months.
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For more information on cyberbullying, go to https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it.
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, help is available. Consider contacting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, by calling, texting, or chatting, or go to 988lifeline.org.
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