Doubling with Derricos star Karen Derrico was arrested last week in Las Vegas after she allegedly threatened to kill her ex-husband, Deon Derrico, and any of their children who stood up to him. The arrest comes as Deon and Karen are both being sued by credit card companies and their adopted son Derron is currently in prison for a robbery.
KAREN DERRICO ARRESTED
Karen Derrico was arrested June 17 in Clark County, Nevada on felony charges of making threats or providing false information about an act of terrorism, violating a restraining order and misdemeanor harassment.
Karen’s charges were later changed to the following:
• Aggravated stalking constituting domestic violence (felony)
• Preventing a witness from testifying through threat of violence (felony)
• Harassment (Misdemeanor)
• Violation of a domestic violence protection order (misdemeanor)
Karen’s charges stem from alleged threats against ex-husband Deon Derrico and their children.
From TMZ:
Prosecutors allege Karen sent numerous emails to ex-husband Deon, with whom she has 14 children … telling him she could kill him and didn’t care about going to jail.
She also allegedly threatened to “kill any of the kids” who stood by Deon’s side during their messy split … and threatened to kill Deon if he showed up for a court hearing over the restraining order he filed against her.
Court records show Karen claims Deon created the threatening emails and sent them to herself from her account. Deon “gained access to the defendant’s email account when they logged in through a Windows PC different from the defendant’s and falsified the emails,” the document states.
Karen’s lawyers are asking for Deon’s IP address to be subpoenaed.
Prosecutors countered by revealing that Karen allegedly “sent text messages as well as emails threatening her ex along with the children.”
Karen was released on a $2,000 bond and is due back in court on August 6.
KAREN AND DEON DERRICO SUED FOR CREDIT CARD DEBT
In addition to their personal and legal problems, Karen Derrico and Deon Derrico also have some financial problems. According to court records, they were both recently sued for unpaid credit card debt.
Karen Derrico was sued by Capitol One (“Successor by Merger to Discover”) for an amount between $5,000 and $10,000 on March 16 of this year. She was sentenced in April and the case is still open.
Deon Derrico was sued by American Express in March for allegedly owing the company $20,446.73. The case is still open in the High Court.
Financial problems are nothing new for the Derricos. As Starcasm previously reported, Karen and Deon Derrico have five bankruptcy filings between them since 2011.
In addition to the American Express case, Deon Derrico is also currently involved in a lawsuit regarding a property rights dispute in Las Vegas.
Based on the latest filings, the dispute hinges on whether the property is partially owned by Deon under his name or by his company, REEC Enterprises. The other owner is reportedly trying to sell the property and Deon is trying to stop him as the case is due to be appealed.
DERRICO SON DERRON DERRICO IN PRISON FOR ROBBERY
When Karen Derrico was arrested last week, it doubled the total number of Derricos in the Clark County Jail.
Karen and Deon Derrico’s adopted son Derron Derrico is currently still in custody after being arrested on May 24 for robbery. He was on probation as a result of a drug possession charge, so he also faces a potential conditional discharge.
Derron is the Derricos’ oldest child, and the only one not on the family’s TLC reality series Doubling with Derricos. Derron has been quite vocal about his father’s allegedly shady business practices after Deon was charged with forgery, theft and false representation in 2013.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NEW DERRICOS REALITY SHOW?
Doubling with Derricos was canceled after 5 seasons on TLC, but late last year Karen and Deon claimed the family would be back for another season on a new network.
“Please look out for our BRAND NEW SHOW coming in 2026,” the pair wrote on Instagram on 23 December 2025.
The couple posted about the new reality show again three days later – this time promising an announcement in early 2026:
I just want to thank everyone for all your love and support for my family and our TV show, Doubling Down with The DERRICOs, on @tlc we will be making an official announcement in early 2026… and we enjoyed our 5 years with TLC, but we decided to switch networks, but we still encourage you all to continue watching all 5 seasons where we start airing when our new season airs. 2026.
“So you’re coming back?” asked one commenter. “Yes we absolutely are!!” Derricos account responded. “Beginning of 2026.”
Another commenter followed up on May 23rd. “OK, it’s almost June. Early 2026 has passed.”
“There’s so much going on!! GG and I have to film,” the family replied the same day.
If the Derricos have been filming for a reality series for the past month, the wacky drama could certainly translate to high ratings for the network that wants to air it.
Starcasm will sample to follow the whole Derrico drama and share major updates.
Asa Hawks is a writer and editor for Starcasm. You can contact Asa via Twitter, Facebookor email at starcasmtips(at)yahoo.com
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