Max Schenzel

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel was arrested on Thursday for multiple drug charges. Chloe Mendoza’s 24-year-old ex seemed to be doing well and staying out of legal trouble since 2021. According to Maricopa County Jail records, Max was booked on February 8 for possession/use of a narcotic drug and possession/use of drug paraphernalia. Narcotic drugs are…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel hasn’t been able to see his daughter Ava in two years thanks to a restraining order put in place by his ex, Chloe Mendoza. In a series of Instagram posts this weekend, Max revealed that he was finally going to be able to see Ava again due to the order being…

Former Unexpected dad Max Schenzel has been arrested more than a dozen times over the past few years for offenses including drug possession, theft, and domestic assault. He currently has two pending charges for domestic assault and is unable to see his daughter Ava due to a restraining order put in place by his ex,…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel reveals in a new video that the restraining order preventing him from having contact with his ex Chloe Mendoza or their daughter Ava has been renewed. Max shared the update with a YouTube vlog posted on Tuesday. The 21-year-old former reality star says that he got a call from local police…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel got out of jail in January after serving more than three months for stealing a credit card, cash, and casino vouchers from his friend’s sleeping grandmother. The 21-year-old is due back in court later this month stemming from two separate domestic violence arrests in late 2019 and early 2020, arrests that…

Unexpected bad boy Max Schenzel was released from jail in early January after serving more than three months for unlawful possession of a means of transportation. It didn’t take long for Max to publicly stir things up with his ex Chloe and her mother Jessica. I should preface all of the recent drama by pointing…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel got into a heated social media spat with his ex Chloe Mendoza last week, during which he taunted Chloe as he boasted about how well he has been doing. “It’s Okay,” he wrote, “we’ll see what the judge has to say when she sees the progress I’ve made to be in…

Fans of TLC’s teen parent reality series Unexpected have long suspected that the relationship between former couple Chloe Mendoza and Max Schenzel was a lot less pleasant than what viewers saw on screen and what their followers saw on social media. After the two got into an acrimonious back and forth on social media this…

Former Unexpected couple Chloe Mendoza and Max Schenzel had a major falling out roughly six months ago, soon after Max’s second arrest for domestic assault in less than two months. Since that time, Chloe has taken out an order of protection against Max, but that hasn’t stopped them from going at each other on social…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel has managed to avoid getting into any more legal trouble over the past few months, but the 21-year-old looks to have another warrant out on him after he skipped a scheduled court date earlier this week. Max had a Tempe Municipal Court date on Tuesday for both of his pending assault…

It appears as though Unexpected dad Max Schenzel’s ability to continually skirt the law with little repercussion has finally reached its limits. The 20-year-old pleaded guilty to a felony earlier this month and is scheduled for sentencing in late May. The guilty plea also triggered an automatic probation violation from his previous felony theft conviction…

As we previously reported, Unexpected dad Max Schenzel was arrested again last week in Arizona and charged with four felonies, including theft and aggravated assault on a police officer. We now have an update on his court case, as well as details about the incident from the arresting officers. Max is no stranger to catching…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel is tired of being painted a bad guy by Chloe Mendoza’s mom Jessica, the media, police, social media, the Arizona court system, Unexpected fans, his probation officer, and others. The 20-year-old reality star posted a YouTube video earlier this week answering fan questions and insisting that he is a “good guy”…

As we previously reported, Unexpected dad Max Schenzel was arrested again Thursday morning just before 2AM. Online records indicate that he was charged with assault with injury, but it’s unclear at this time whether or not there was a new physical altercation between Max and Chloe, or if the recent charge was in relation to…

The legal woes continue to mount for troubled Unexpected dad Max Schenzel as he is yet again behind bars for assault. According to jail records, Max was booked in Maricopa County early Thursday morning just before 2AM. The charge looks to be identical to his December assault with injury charge. He has a pre-trial conference…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel’s continued disregard for the terms of his probation and the law has finally caught up with him. The 20-year-old reality star is currently behind bars in Arizona after being booked for a probation violation. As we previously reported, Max’s extremely tolerant probation officer finally got fed up with Max’s non-compliance issues…

It appears that Unexpected dad Max Schenzel will be headed back to jail soon! The 20-year-old reality star had his probation revoked on Monday, and a warrant was issued for his arrest as a result. As we reported last week, Max’s probation officer submitted a memo to the court on January 24 making the judge…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel caught a huge break late last year thanks to his probation officer. He was facing a deferred jail sentence of 90 days after pleading guilty in September of 2018 to stealing credit cards and casino vouchers from his friend’s sleeping 77-year-old grandmother. Despite continued drug use and multiple other legal issues,…

We broke the story earlier today that Unexpected dad Max Schenzel was arrested on December 30 for domestic assault, but at the time it was unclear who the victim was. After we shared our story, both Chloe Mendoza and her mother Jessica Bowman have confirmed that it was Chloe who was the victim of Max’s…

The legal troubles continue for Unexpected dad Max Schenzel as he was charged with domestic assault after an incident on December 30. According to the police report from the incident, Max was charged with domestic assault with injury at roughly 7AM on the morning of December 30. The location of the incident is listed as…

The roller coaster life of Unexpected dad Max Schenzel continues. The 20-year-old reality star reveals that he recently attended an Alcoholics Anonymous retreat, got a new job, and is back together with Chloe Mendoza! The avalanche of apparent good news started with Max’s post about the AA retreat on Instagram last Sunday. “On my way…

The legal woes continue for Unexpected dad Max Schenzel as he found himself behind bars again in July after getting caught driving on a suspended license. Max was booked into Maricopa County Jail on July 17 after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor count. The 19-year-old posed for the mug shot photo above and looks to…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel currently has a warrant out for his arrest after he failed to appear at a court hearing in August. Max was scheduled to appear before a judge on August 20 after he was charged for underage drinking at a local casino. According to the police citation, Max was at the Wild…

Chloe Mendoza and Max Schenzel are the Romeo and Juliet of TLC’s Unexpected reality series. The teen parents have defied the wishes (and injunction against harassment) of her parents to remain together and pursue their happily ever after with daughter Ava. However, it appears as though this love for the ages was not able to…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel has received some good news on the legal front as a judge has signed off on a petition to delete Max’s pending jail sentence stemming from his felony theft conviction late last year. Max was given a deferred jail sentence of three months on December 7. “Based on this harm to…

Chloe Mendoza and Max Schenzel from TLC’s teen pregnancy reality series Unexpected have had a bumpy road, but it does appear that they are still together and working towards their happily ever after. Chloe just posted a couple mirror selfies with Max and reveals they are now roommates! The post comes just a few weeks…

Unexpected mom Chloe Mendoza recently attended her senior prom without Ava’s dad Max Schenzel, despite Max previously posting that he had invited Chloe to the event and he would be sharing photos. Now we know a potential reason Max was unable to attend! The 19-year-old reality star is currently in rehab after failing multiple drug…

This was prom weekend for Unexpected mom Chloe Mendoza, and she looked AMAZING in her dress as she posed for photos with her equally AMAZING looking daughter, Ava! But where is Ava’s dad, Max? First, the photos. Chloe and her mom Jessica shared lots of pictures of Chloe in her full-length sleeveless red dress, while…

We have some good news for fans of Unexpected mom Chloe Mendoza as we can exclusively reveal that she has signed on for Unexpected Season 3. It’s been almost two months since Chloe’s co-star Laura Barron revealed that she was the only mom from Season 2 who was not invited back for Season 3. Emiley…

It appears as though Unexpected star Chloe Mendoza and Max Schenzel are legally allowed to be with each other again as the two pose for a series of photos together with their daughter Ava and share them on Instagram! Both Chloe and Max posted galleries of photos from the same shoot earlier today. “The most…

As we exclusively revealed last month, Unexpected dad Max Schenzel was finally sentenced after pleading guilty to stealing cash, credit cards, and a casino voucher from the sleeping 77-year-old grandmother of a friend. Max was sentenced to 30 months of probation, 3 months in jail, 150 hours of community restitution, and also ordered to pay…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel finally received his sentencing after he pleaded guilty to stealing cash, a casino voucher, and two credit cards from the purse of his friend’s sleeping 77-year-old grandmother in June. The sentencing was delayed after Max’s attorney filed for a Rule 11 mental competency evaluation for Max in September, but it was…

Unexpected dad Max Schenzel has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial after his attorney successfully petitioned for a Rule 11 mental evaluation back in September. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge handed down the ruling on November 1, and Max’s delayed sentencing has been rescheduled for later this month. UPDATE – We have since…

The troubles continue to mount for Unexpected dad Max Schenzel as we can now exclusively reveal that he is not permitted to be in contact with Chloe or her family (except for text messages with Chloe regarding their daughter Ava) thanks to an Injunction Against Harassment filed on August 6. The specific reasons for the…

We previously reported on the legal difficulties of Unexpected dad Max Schenzel after he was arrested for allegedly stealing money and credit cards from his friend’s sleeping 77-year-old grandmother in June, but Max isn’t the only on in his family who has had run-ins with the law. Max’s 53-year-old dad Todd Schenzel has spent a…

As we previously reported, Unexpected dad Max Schenzel pleaded guilty in August to a felony theft charge after allegedly stealing money and a credit card from the sleeping 77-year-old grandmother of a friend back in June. Max’s sentencing was scheduled for last week, but has been delayed after his attorney petitioned the court to have…

As we reported in July, Unexpected dad Max Schenzel was arrested and charged with two felony counts after allegedly stealing money and a credit card from the sleeping 77-year-old grandmother of a friend back in June. Max was back in court on August 15, and he pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge as part…