Seeking Sister Wife Star Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges

Garrick Merrifield, a 40-year-old star of TLC's reality series Seeking Sister Wife, was arrested Monday in Chaffee County, Colorado, on misdemeanor domestic violence charges, according to jail records and local reports. He was released after posting bail and faces an additional charge of intentionally obstructing telephone service, a class 1 misdemeanor under Colorado law that involves knowingly preventing communication, such as phone calls. Authorities have not released details about the circumstances of the incident.

The arrest occurred less than two weeks after Merrifield and his wives publicly celebrated the birth of their newest family member. On November 17, Merrifield, his first wife Dannielle, and his second wife Lorrana announced that Lorrana had given birth to a daughter, Sarah Mae Merrifield, in July. The family, which practices plural marriage, described the addition as a joyful milestone. "I am so happy to see Sarah growing up alongside her siblings, creating bonds and receiving so much love from the whole family," Lorrana said in an interview. Merrifield added that the baby is "loud" and has "some lungs on her," expressing excitement about her future personality...