{"id":2395007,"date":"2026-04-29T19:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2395007"},"modified":"2026-04-29T19:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:32:51","slug":"summer-house-star-west-wilsons-cousin-arrested-for-murdering-their-grandmother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/summer-house-star-west-wilsons-cousin-arrested-for-murdering-their-grandmother\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Summer House&#8217; star West Wilson&#8217;s cousin arrested for murdering their grandmother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cSummer House\u201d star West Wilson\u2019s cousin was arrested and charged with murdering their grandmother, Gayle R. Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Dakota Sweeney, 28, was arrested by the Carrollton Missouri Police Department on Wednesday, April 22 and charged the next day with first degree murder and armed criminal action, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/notes.mshp.dps.mo.gov\/si01\/si01p001.nsf\/9300de8f24f618a68625729800536892\/1acd3ccfa4653ea286258de20074653a?OpenDocument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement from Missouri State Highway Patrol. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gayle, 75, was West and Sweeney\u2019s grandmother, according to<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lindleyfuneralhomes.com\/obituaries\/gayle-wilson?fbclid=IwY2xjawRfMYlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEemW2eBGXxbAraOzeyuVsxghurFQ0Xh0-JMdAti_zEqnML1JPub-Hp3O-6uhw_aem_32B9PkmC9_65X5SanxS3Og\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> her obituary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>West Wilson\u2019s cousin Dakota Sweeney (pictured above) was arrested and charged with murdering their grandmother  <span class=\"credit\">Caldwell County Detention<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Gayle (pictured above with husband Roger) was found dead at her residence in Carrollton, Missouri on Wednesday, April 22. <span class=\"credit\">Lindley Funeral Homes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that at 10:25 p.m. last Wednesday, Carroll County law enforcement officials reported to a shooting at a residence and found a female deceased inside. <\/p>\n<p>A witness on the scene allegedly identified a male suspect who was taken into custody without incident, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney is currently being held at Caldwell County Jail on a no-bond warrant.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri State Highway Patrol\u2019s Division of Drug and Crime Control is currently investigating the homicide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Sweeney was arrested and charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action (West is pictured above arriving to the \u201cSummer House\u201d reunion on Thursday, April 23). <span class=\"credit\">Jesal\/Backgrid for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Sweeney is being held on a no-bond warrant (West is seen above on \u201cWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Charles Sykes\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gayle\u2019s murder happened the night before West, 31, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/24\/entertainment\/amanda-batula-and-west-wilson-leave-summer-house-reunion-taping-together\/\">filmed the \u201cSummer House\u201d Season 10 reunion <\/a>in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/29\/west-wilson-cousin-charged-with-murdering-grandmother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a> was first to report the news of the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Gayle\u2019s obituary confirmed she died on April 22 at her residence.<\/p>\n<p>Her surviving family members include her husband Roger, four children, and seven grandchildren, including West and Sweeney.<\/p>\n<p>The obituary said Gayle \u201clived a life marked by creativity, kindness, and cherished moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Gayle was murdered the night before West (seen above at BravoCon 2025) filmed the \u201cSummer House\u201d Season 10 reunion in New York City. <span class=\"credit\">Todd Williamson\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>West (pictured above with Amanda Batula) was one of Gayle\u2019s seven grandchildren, according to her obituary. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/ West Wilson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>West has been in the headlines for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/entertainment\/kyle-cooke-calls-out-amanda-batula-for-west-wilson-texts-on-summer-house\/\">his romantic relationship with co-star Amanda Batula<\/a>, which was the biggest topic of conversation at last week\u2019s reunion.<\/p>\n<p>The sports journalist previously dated Batula\u2019s BFF, Ciara Miller, and has been close with Batula\u2019s estranged husband, Kyle Cooke.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/26\/celebrity-news\/bravo-reveals-source-of-summer-house-reunion-audio-leak-takes-appropriate-action\/\">leaked audio from the Season 10 reunion<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/24\/entertainment\/ciara-miller-eviscerates-snake-amanda-batula-in-leaked-audio-from-summer-house-reunion\/\">Miller called Batula\u00a0a \u201cf\u2013king snake\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for dating West, as Batula defended their romance.<\/p>\n<p>Cooke, meanwhile, could be heard<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/25\/entertainment\/kyle-cooke-breaks-silence-on-summer-house-reunion-audio-leak\/\">\u00a0calling West a \u201cschmuck.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Batula, 34, battled her co-stars, West was mostly silent in the leaked audio.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The reality star (seen above on \u201cSummer House\u201d) has not publicly addressed his grandmother\u2019s murder. <span class=\"credit\">Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>West (pictured above at BravoCon 2025) has been in the headlines for his romance with co-star Amanda Batula,  <span class=\"credit\">Gabe Ginsberg\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After filming the reunion, Page Six obtained photos of West and Batula leaving the venue together and going to a friend\u2019s house.<\/p>\n<p>West has not publicly spoken out since the reunion.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/entertainment\/kyle-cooke-blasts-west-wilson-for-letting-amanda-batula-take-beat-down-at-summer-house-reunion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooke\u2019s Threads post<\/a> on Tuesday, West let Batula take a \u201cbrutal beat down\u201d and didn\u2019t have her \u201cback\u201d during the reunion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In leaked audio from the reunion, Batula (seen above) was slammed by her co-stars for dating Wilson, who is her BFF Ciara Miller\u2019s ex. <span class=\"credit\">Jesal\/ Backgrid for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>West (pictured above with Batula) was mostly silent in the leaked audio. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/ West Wilson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Batula and Wilson confirmed their relationship in a joint Instagram statement on March 31.<\/p>\n<p>Up until that point, the duo\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/02\/entertainment\/the-shocking-way-ciara-miller-found-out-about-amanda-batulas-romance-with-ex-west-wilson\/\">kept their relationship a secret<\/a>\u00a0from the rest of their \u201cSummer House\u201d castmates, including Cooke and Miller.<\/p>\n<p>On the April 20 episode of his podcast, Wilson <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/21\/entertainment\/west-wilson-defends-amanda-batula-romance-in-first-interview-clarifies-actual-timeline\/\">insisted \u201cthere was no overlap\u201d <\/a>in his relationship with Batula. He also claimed that they were both \u201csingle\u201d when they got together.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSummer House\u201d star West Wilson\u2019s cousin was arrested and charged with murdering their grandmother, Gayle R. Wilson. Dakota Sweeney, 28, was arrested by the Carrollton Missouri Police Department on Wednesday, April 22 and charged the next day with first degree murder and armed criminal action, according to a statement from Missouri State Highway Patrol. 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