Overview
- Multiple outlets report that 17-year-old Jace Evans was released from a mental-health facility and signaled his release by posting to his Instagram Story on Wednesday, August 12.
- Family social posts and reporting indicate Jace is currently staying with his grandmother, Barbara Evans, with a photo from Jenelle Evans’s sister showing Jace in Barbara’s car.
- Jenelle Evans told Us Weekly that she and Barbara agreed on Jace’s living arrangements and said TikTok personality Dawson Day picked him up because she is recovering from knee surgery and CRPS.
- Court records show legal custody remains with Jenelle for now, but Jenelle, Barbara and Jace’s father Andrew Lewis are scheduled for a custody hearing on September 9.
- David Eason faces pending criminal charges tied to an alleged assault on Jace, is legally barred from contacting the teen, and has a jury trial set for August 24, which could affect where Jace can live.