{"id":2387960,"date":"2026-04-24T20:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2387960"},"modified":"2026-04-24T20:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:15:15","slug":"storage-wars-star-filed-police-report-citing-online-threats-before-sudden-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/storage-wars-star-filed-police-report-citing-online-threats-before-sudden-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage Wars star filed police report citing online &#8216;threats&#8217; before sudden death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_4f8be1\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets filed a police report in Arizona alleging that people were threatening him online before his death earlier this week<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1806663\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Darrell Sheets claimed he was being threatened online before his death\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Darrell Sheets claimed he was being threatened online before his death<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Darrell Sheets, a Storage Wars star, said that he was being threatened before his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 67-year-old<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/breaking-storage-wars-star-dead-1803052\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> was found dead<\/a> in his Lake Havasu City home in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/arizona\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Arizona<\/a> at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22. He apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Before his death, he claimed in posts online that he was the victim of cyber bullies and filed a police report about the threats months before his death. Sheets claimed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/breaking-storage-wars-darrell-sheets-1803227\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">the online comments threatened his antiques shop <\/a>and caused him intense psychological turmoil.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6edd97\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1803632\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/karoline-leavitt-donald-trump-job-1803632\" tabindex=\"0\">Karoline Leavitt told it&#8217;s &#8216;too late to distance yourself now&#8217; amid MAGA &#8216;exit&#8217; bombshell<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6edd97\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1256331\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/kristi-noem-platic-surgery-transformation-1256331\" tabindex=\"0\">Kristi Noem&#8217;s appearance before plastic surgery revealed in throwback photos<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">According to The US Sun, Sheets filed a report with the Lake Havasu Police Department in January. The 67-year-old claimed he had been hacked online and that his antique store, called Show Me Your Junk, was targeted, with strangers showing up there looking for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Sun claimed that LHPD Sergeant Kyle Ridgeway said that the harassment claims are &#8220;currently being investigated.&#8221; The department is &#8220;aware of the cyberbullying accusations involved in this incident, and these claims are a part of the active investigation,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1806662\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1806662\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Darrell Sheets\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1806662.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_showbiz_last_pic_storage_wars_1075454996_5a79c5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1806662.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_showbiz_last_pic_storage_wars_1075454996_5a79c5.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1806662.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_showbiz_last_pic_storage_wars_1075454996_5a79c5.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1806662.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_showbiz_last_pic_storage_wars_1075454996_5a79c5.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Darrell Sheets was a star on Storage Wars\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Darrell Sheets was a star on Storage Wars<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One post that Sheets posted read, &#8220;Once again, people of Hanavsu, I have been hacked by a very evil person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not gay, I have made no post about any children\u2019s arcade owner, etc. I am extremely sorry and sick over this. These people have ruined me,&#8221; he continued. \u201cPeople are showing up to my work and wanting to harm me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sheets rival on Storage Wars, Rene Nezhoda, 49, believes that these threats played a role in Sheets&#8217; death. &#8220;He was mercilessly cyberbullied,&#8221; Nezhoda said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1803569\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1803569\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Darrell Sheets\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1803569.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_AE-Upfront-New-York-America-09-May-2012.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1803569.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_AE-Upfront-New-York-America-09-May-2012.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1803569.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_AE-Upfront-New-York-America-09-May-2012.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1803569.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_AE-Upfront-New-York-America-09-May-2012.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Darrell Sheets died on April 22\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Darrell Sheets died on April 22<cite aria-label=\"Image: Kristina Bumphrey\/Starpix\/Shutterstock\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Kristina Bumphrey\/Starpix\/Shutterstock)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nezhoda said that even though he and Sheets had a complicated relationship, as they had an on-screen rivalry during the A&amp;E show, they competed at auctions for abandoned storage units.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On the show, Sheets was known as &#8220;The Gambler&#8221; for his high-risk bidding style. He made history on the show in 2012, spending less than $4,000 on a storage locker that contained a Frank Gutierrez art collection worth $300,000. To this day, it&#8217;s one of the most profitable finds in Storage Wars history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-celebrities\/darrell-sheets-net-worth\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">CelebrityNetWorth<\/a>, Sheets was worth $4 million at the time of his death. 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