Kyle Chrisley Arrested on Multiple Charges, Including Domestic Assault and Public Intoxication

Kyle Chrisley has been arrested in Tennessee on several charges, including domestic assault and public intoxication.

The 34-year-old — the son of Todd and Julie Chrisley — was taken into custody by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday, Dec. 20, at around 7 p.m. local time, according to TMZ. He was booked into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center later that night.

TMZ reported that Kyle faces charges of domestic assault, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, assaulting a first responder, resisting arrest and retaliation for past actions.

In recent months, Kyle and his wife, Ashleigh, filed a lawsuit against Rutherford County and two sheriff’s deputies connected to his September 2024 aggravated assault arrest. In the filing, his attorneys argued that Kyle was unfairly arrested and “punished for calling for help.”

The lawsuit alleged that on Sept. 9, 2024, “a disgruntled mechanic, angry over a payment dispute, showed up uninvited, kicked at their doors, threatened violence, and used his car as a weapon by ramming their SUV and nearly running Kyle over in front of multiple neighbors.”

According to the complaint, deputies “didn’t arrest the man who caused the chaos.” Instead, the lawsuit claimed, they arrested Kyle and ignored evidence that he was the victim rather than the aggressor.

The filing said Kyle and Ashleigh brought the case because no family should face criminal charges or threats of arrest for defending themselves at home or for exercising constitutional rights. The lawsuit described the dispute as involving false arrest, excessive force and retaliation for trying to hold officers accountable.

The lawsuit also stated that Kyle suffered humiliation and damage to his public reputation, along with physical pain, mental and emotional distress, and economic losses tied to the arrest. His attorneys requested a jury trial and $1.7 million in damages, plus attorney fees.

Kyle was previously arrested in March 2023 on a felony aggravated assault allegation following a physical altercation with a supervisor while working at a truck rental company in Smyrna, Tenn.

Kyle’s latest arrest comes after his parents were pardoned by President Donald Trump. The pardons ended a legal saga that began with the couple being indicted on 12 counts that included bank and wire fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy. They were later convicted and sentenced in November 2022 to a combined 19 years in prison.