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Police Probe Cyberbullying Claims After ‘Storage Wars’ Star Darrell Sheets’ Death

Co-stars’ reports of sustained online harassment now shape part of the Arizona police inquiry.

Overview

  • Darrell Sheets, 67, was found dead at his Lake Havasu City home on Wednesday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the case remains under active investigation.
  • Sgt. Kyle Ridgway of the Lake Havasu City Police Department said investigators are reviewing cyberbullying accusations linked to Sheets’ recent complaints.
  • Resurfaced Facebook posts show Sheets alleged hacking and impersonation over roughly three years, warned that strangers came to his shop to threaten him, and told followers to note specific people if he was harmed.
  • A&E honored the longtime cast member with an on-screen “In Memoriam” title card on Saturday’s Storage Wars episode, days after the network confirmed his death.
  • Castmates Laura and Dan Dotson and René Nezhoda say Sheets feared for his safety, and fellow buyer Dusty Riach recalled an out-of-character deal that suggested he was tying up loose ends.