{"id":975,"date":"2026-05-06T01:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/storage-wars-star-darrell-sheets-phone-being-analyzed-by-police-after-death-ruled-a-suicide\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T01:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:34:01","slug":"storage-wars-star-darrell-sheets-phone-being-analyzed-by-police-after-death-ruled-a-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/storage-wars-star-darrell-sheets-phone-being-analyzed-by-police-after-death-ruled-a-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Storage Wars&#8217; star Darrell Sheets&#8217; phone being analyzed by police after death ruled a suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127089243.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Late \u201cStorage Wars\u201d star Darrell Sheets\u2019 cell phone is currently being analyzed amid claims <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/22\/celebrity-news\/police-investigating-claim-storage-wars-star-darrell-sheets-was-cyberbullied-before-death\/\">he was cyberbullied before his tragic death.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sheets\u2019 death was officially <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/05\/entertainment\/storage-wars-star-darrell-sheets-manner-of-death-revealed\/\">ruled a suicide<\/a> Tuesday by the the Mohave County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office in Arizona. The reality star <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/22\/celebrity-news\/storage-wars-star-darrell-sheets-dead-at-67\/\">died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot\u00a0<\/a>wound to the head, per the Lake Havasu Police Department. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities are now analyzing Sheets\u2019 cell phone as they continue to investigate the cyberbullying claims, police shared in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lake Havasu City Police Department has received confirmation from the Mohave County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office that the manner of death in the investigation involving Darrell Sheets has been ruled a suicide, pending the completion of toxicology results,\u201d the statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/late-darrell-sheets-phone-to-be-analyzed-amid-bullying-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by Us Weekly<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cStorage Wars\u201d star Darrell Sheets\u2019 cell phone has been submitted for forensic analysis, the Lake Havasu Police Department shared in a statement Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">darrellgambler\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sheets died at his his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, last month and his death has been officially ruled a suicide. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cOur agency continues to actively investigate allegations of cyberbullying associated with this case,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThe Criminal Investigations Unit has submitted Darrell Sheets\u2019 cellular phone for forensic analysis and is currently awaiting the results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police noted, \u201cThis investigative step is essential to advancing the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sheets died in his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, last month, the Lake Havasu Police Department shared in a previous press release.<\/p>\n<p>The A&amp;E star, who was a main cast member on \u201cStorage Wars\u201d for 13 years from 2010 to 2023, was 67 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>His castmate Rene Nezhoda said Sheets had been the victim of cyberbullying after news of his death broke. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Darrell &#8220;The Gambler&#8221; Sheets<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sheets starred in A&amp;E\u2019s \u201cStorage Wars\u201d for 13 seasons. <span class=\"credit\">Cinema Vehicle Services\/Kobal \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shortly after his death, his \u201cStorage Wars\u201d castmate Rene Nezhoda\u00a0shared in an Instagram Story that Sheets was being bullied online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had this guy, like, really, really tormenting him lately and cyberbullying [him],\u201d Nezhoda\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDarrell has been posting a lot about the guy that\u2019s been cyberbullying him and tormenting him, and I really hope [law enforcement] look into that guy and it\u2019s just not a pass,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>His son, Brandon (pictured here alongside him), also appeared on the long-running series from 2010 to 2016. <span class=\"credit\">Cinema Vehicle Services\/Kobal \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brandon shared an emotional tribute to his dad on Instagram last Thursday, writing, \u201cMy heart is so broken\u2026.I love you Dad and I will do my best to live in your honor and respect our Family.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Brandon Sheets\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sheets\u2019 loved ones and former castmates have<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/22\/celebrity-news\/darrell-sheets-storage-wars-rival-brandi-passante-pens-heartbreaking-message-about-his-death\/\"> shared tributes to him<\/a> after his death. Sheets\u2019 son, Brandon Sheets \u2014 who also appeared on \u201cStorage Wars\u201d from 2010 to 2016 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/02\/celebrity-news\/brandon-sheets-mourns-father-darrell-sheets\/\">mourned the death of his father <\/a>last Thursday in an emotional Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart is so broken\u2026.I love you Dad and I will do my best to live in your honor and respect our Family,\u201d Brandon wrote, alongside a snapshot with his father in Medieval Times crowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s all continue to build those memories and keep the legacy that is \u2018Darrell (The Gambler) Sheets,\u201d he continued, referring to his nickname on \u201cStorage Wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cant answer everyone\u2019s questions or concerns right now, I think we all just need time to process and remember all the good that my Father was and will continue to be through my Son and I.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/05\/celebrity-news\/storage-wars-star-darrell-sheets-phone-being-analyzed-by-police-after-death-ruled-a-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late \u201cStorage Wars\u201d star Darrell Sheets\u2019 cell phone is currently being analyzed amid claims he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127089243.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}