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Bryson Bryant<\/strong>, the son of Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em> alum NeNe Leakes<\/strong><\/a>, has been arrested after reportedly violating his probation.<\/p>\n According to jail records obtained by Us Weekly<\/em> on Friday, June 19, Bryant has been held in a Georgia jail since May 1 after being booked for allegedly failing to meet the terms of his probation,\u00a0 failing to pay child support and “failing to appear”. (TMZ<\/em><\/a> was the first to report the news.)<\/p>\n The probation violation is in relation to his July 2023 arrest, when he was found with fentanyl in his possession.<\/p>\n According to documents obtained by Us Weekly<\/em> at the time, Bryant was booked on multiple charges in Lawrenceville, Georgia, including violating probation, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, loitering\/prowling and giving a false name to a law enforcement officer after he allegedly told police he was his younger half-brother, Brentt Leakes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n NeNe Leakes Breaks Silence on Son Bryson’s Drug Arrest: ‘There’s Nothing I Can Do’ Until He’s Ready<\/a><\/p>\n Bryant’s drug charge was dismissed as part of a plea agreement. However, he was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay a $500 fine, complete 40 hours of community service and submit to random drug testing.<\/p>\n According to court documents obtained, Bryant failed to fulfill any of the conditions of his probation.<\/p>\n Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to Leakes’ representative for comment.<\/p>\n (L-R): Brentt Leakes, Bryson Bryant and NeNe Leakes.<\/span> (Photo by: Wilford Harewood\/Bravo\/NBCU Photo Bank)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Leakes previously spoke<\/a> about her son’s legal troubles<\/a> during a July 2023 episode of podcast, “Reality With the King.”<\/p>\n In the episode, Leakes, 58, told podcast host Carlos King<\/strong> that Bryant “needs rehabilitation” and “a lot of counseling,”<\/p>\n “He has an addiction. He’s been struggling with it for years,” she explained, adding that her son has been to rehab and relapsed multiple times. “As a mom, just to watch it is \u2014 my hands are tied. You know, he’s 31 years old, he’s an adult. He has three children, three beautiful children who I adore. He has a wife. [There’s] not much that I can do.”<\/p>\n