SEEKING SISTER WIFE Garrick Merrifield arrested UPDATED
Seeking Sister Wife star Garrick Merrifield was arrested in Colorado on Monday.
The charge against Garrick is described as “Domestic Violence” by LexisNexis. Details from the case indicate a charge of “TELEPHONE-OBSTRUCT SERVICE.”
(1) A person commits obstruction of telephone or telegraph service if the person knowingly prevents, obstructs, or delays, by any means whatsoever, the sending, transmission, conveyance, or delivery in this state of any message, communication, or report by or through any telegraph or telephone line, wire, cable, or other facility or any cordless, wireless, electronic, mechanical, or other device.
(2) Obstruction of telephone or telegraph service is a class 1 misdemeanor.
Court records indicate the charge(s) stems from an incident on Saturday, November 22.
The court docket from the case states there was a mandatory protection order granted today.
Screen caps from Garrick’s court hearing were posted on Facebook, and they show a Portuguese interpreter was present. That would seem to suggest the case involves Garrick’s Brazilian wife Lorrana, but that has not been confirmed.
Garrick was released from custody earlier today.
It appears all of the photos of Lorrana have been removed from the Instagram accounts of Garrick Merrifield and Dannielle Merrifield.
Lorrana shared an Instagram story today which was a re-posted text graphic in Portuguese. Below is the translation via Google:
Meditating on Psalm 23, I understood that there is a silent greatness in the way God honors us.
He doesn’t prepare the table after the war, but in the midst of it. He doesn’t anoint our head when everything is calm, but when we still smell the battle. The feast before our enemies is not provocation, it is a divine declaration: “I will take care of you in front of those who swore you wouldn’t survive.” The anointing on the head heals, sets apart, and empowers.
And the overflowing cup is not purposeless excess; it is God saying that provision will never depend on the circumstances, but on His presence.
This psalm reminds us that the goodness and faithful love of the Lord do not only appear on sunny days; they walk with us even in the darkest nights.
Do not fear those who rise against you.
Fear only losing sight of the hand that guides you.
Because in the end, the promise is greater than the threat: whoever walks with God finds a home in God Himself: today, tomorrow, and forever.
Rodolpho Ramos
Starcasm will continue to investigate the charges against Garrick and we will share any updates.
GARRICK MERRIFIELD ARREST DETAILS
UPDATE – TMZ obtained an affidavit for arrest warrant from Garrick’s arrest. They confirm what was assumed — Garrick allegedly took Lorrana’s phone during an argument. Actually, TMZ spells her name Larrana, which I assume is how it is spelled in the legal documents.
More from TMZ:
The docs say Larrana informed Garrick she wanted to call police, but he wouldn’t give her phone back, and he threatened to call ICE. Larrana told cops she was terrified because she isn’t familiar with all the laws, even though she’s in the country legally on a visa.
As a result, Larrana did an internet search for how to contact law enforcement, which she believes Garrick found out about because he deactivated the Wi-Fi on her devices.
Even though she didn’t want Garrick arrested, the police busted him anyway on charges of domestic violence, according to the affidavit.
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