Disturbing new details have emerged about the last months of the life of Darrell Sheets before the at the age of 67.
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Storage Wars Stars Tragic End: Cyberbullying Impact
Disturbing new details have emerged about the last months of the life of Darrell Sheets before the Storage Wars star's apparent suicide at the age of 67.The Lak...
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The Lake Havasu City Police Department indicated in a press release that Sheets died of 'what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.'
Now resurfaced posts from his page offer a glimpse into the turmoil he was suffering before being found dead in the early hours of Wednesday.
Sheets claimed he had fallen victim to a 'cyber bully stalker' who hid behind hundreds of 'spoof numbers' as well as a variety of online aliases.
He accused the alleged stalker of impersonating him and 'harassing' small businesses, as well as having 'extorted money' from several people.
In the wake of his death, his friend and Storage Wars co-star Rene Nezhoda urged law enforcement to look into the 'cyberbullying.'
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A police spokesman has since confirmed: 'We are aware of these cyberbullying accusations and that is a part of the active investigation,' via Page Six.
Haunting new details have emerged about the last months of Darrell Sheets' life after the Storage Wars star's apparent suicide at the age of 67
Sheets shot to fame on Storage Wars in 2010 and remained on the hit A&E show throughout the first 15 seasons until his departure in 2023.
Since then, he had been living in Lake Havasu City in Arizona, where he ran an antique shop called Havasu Show Me Your Junk.
His death prompted a devastated Instagram video from Rene Nezhoda (pictured), who had been his rival on 10 seasons of Storage Wars from 2014 to 2023
Nezhoda made a point of noting the regard that Sheets held for his son Brandon and granddaughter Zoie; Sheets and Brandon (left) are pictured together in 2011
Nezhoda then said that 'Darrell would want something positive out of this,' before asserting someone had been 'really, really tormenting him lately and cyberbullying.'
The reality star offered a message to viewers: 'Guys, just 'cause you watch us on television, doesn't mean you know us. It doesn't mean you know what we're about. Also it doesn't entitle you to bully somebody. That's not us. That's anybody. That's any athlete. That's anybody. You shouldn't cyberbully at all.
'As a matter of fact, if you have somebody in your life that thinks it's funny to cyberbully other people - may that be a celebrity, athlete or a little girl at school or a schoolmate - slap 'em in the back of the head,' Nezhoda said.
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'Make 'em become a better human being, because you never know what demons somebody faces and what they go through and what you might push 'em through.'
He then said that Sheets had 'been posting a lot' about the person who had allegedly been 'cyberbullying and tormenting him.'
Nezhoda expressed hopes that the authorities would 'look into' the matter 'and it's not just a pass. Because it's just not right, guys. Be better.'
The Lake Havasu City Police Department's public information officer, Sergeant Kyle Ridgeway, confirmed that 'cyberbullying accusations' are part of the investigation.
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