Doubling with the Derricos Star Karen Derrico was arrested last week in Las Vegas after she allegedly threatened to kill her ex-husband, Deon Derrico, and any of her children who sided with her. The arrest comes as Deon and Karen are being sued by credit card companies and their adopted son Derron is currently in jail on a theft charge.
KAREN DERRICO ARRESTED
Karen Derrico was arrested June 17 in Clark County, Nevada, on a felony charge of threatening or conveying false information regarding an act of terrorism, a misdemeanor charge of violating a restraining order, and a misdemeanor charge of harassment.
Karen’s charges were later amended to the following:
• Aggravated stalking constituting domestic violence (felony)
• Preventing a witness from testifying by threat of violence (felony)
• Harassment (misdemeanor)
• Violating a domestic violence protection order (misdemeanor)
Karen’s charges stem from alleged threats directed at her ex-husband Deon Derrico and their children.
Of TMZ:
Prosecutors allege Karen sent several emails to her ex-husband Deon, with whom she has 14 children… telling him she could kill him and she didn’t mind going to jail.
He also allegedly threatened to “kill any of the children” who sided with Deon during their messy separation… and threatened to kill Deon if he showed up for a court hearing on the restraining order he filed against her.
Court records indicate Karen claims Deon created the threatening emails and sent them to himself from her account. Deon “accessed the defendant’s email account when he logged in through a Windows PC, which is different from the defendant’s, and falsified emails,” the filing states.
Karen’s lawyers are asking that Deon’s IP address be subpoenaed.
Prosecutors responded by revealing that Karen allegedly “sent threatening text messages and emails to her ex along with the children.”
Karen was released on $2,000 bail and is due back in court on August 6.
KAREN AND DEON DERRICO SUED FOR CREDIT CARD DEBTS
In addition to their personal and legal problems, Karen Derrico and Deon Derrico also have some financial problems. According to court records, both have recently been sued for unpaid credit card debts.
Karen Derrico was sued by Capitol One (“Discovery Merger Successor”) for between $5,000 and $10,000 on March 16 of this year. She was notified in April and the case is still open.
Deon Derrico was sued by American Express in March for allegedly owing the company $20,446.73. The case is still open in District Court.
Financial problems are nothing new for the Derricos. As Starcasm previously reported, Karen and Deon Derrico have five bankruptcy filings between them since 2011.
In addition to the American Express lawsuit, Deon Derrico is also currently involved in a lawsuit related to a dispute over the ownership of a property in Las Vegas.
According to recent filings, the dispute hinges on whether the property is partially owned by Deon in his name or by his company, REEC Enterprises. The other owner is reportedly trying to sell the property and Deon is trying to stop him while the case heads to appeal.
DERRICO SON DERRICO DERRICO IN JAIL FOR ROBBERY
When Karen Derrico was arrested last week, it doubled the total number of Derricos in the Clark County Jail.
Karen and Deon Derrico’s adopted son, Derron Derrico, is still in custody after being arrested on May 24 for robbery. He was on probation for a drug possession charge, so he also faces a possible revocation of probation.
Derron is the Derricos’ oldest child and the only one not to appear on the family’s TLC reality series. Doubling with the Derricos. Derron has been quite vocal about his father’s allegedly shady business practices after Deon was charged with forgery, theft and false representation in 2013..
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NEW DERRICOS REALITY SHOW?
Doubling with the Derricos was canceled after 5 seasons on TLC, but late last year, Karen and Deon claimed the family would return for a new season on a new network.
“Stay tuned for our NEW SHOW coming in 2026,” the couple said. wrote on Instagram on December 23, 2025.
the couple posted about the new reality show again three days later, this time promising an announcement in early 2026:
I just want to thank everyone for all your love and support of my family and our TV show, Doubling Down with The DERRICOs, on @tlc we will be making an official announcement in early 2026… and we enjoyed our 5 years with TLC, but decided to change networks, however, we encourage you all to continue watching all 5 seasons on TLC, so that you will be up to date when our new season starts airing in 2026.
“So everyone comes back?” asked one commenter. “Yes, we absolutely are!!” responded Derricos’ account. “Early 2026.”
Another commenter followed up on May 23: “Okay, it’s almost June. It’s already past early 2026.”
“There’s so much going on!! GG, and I’ll be filming,” the family responded the same day.
If the Derricos have been filming a reality series for the past month, the crazy drama could definitely equal high ratings for any network that airs it.
Starcasm will do it attempt to follow all the Derrico drama and share important updates.
Asa Hawks is a writer and editor at Starcasm. You can contact Asa through Twitter, Facebookor send email to starcasmtips(at)yahoo.com
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