Father from MTV's 'Teen Mom' reality series arrested in Tennessee

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVC) - Ryan Christopher Edwards, a father whose struggle has been portrayed in the MTV reality television series "Teen Mom," is in custody in Tennessee at the Hamilton County Jail.

Entertainment website The Ashley was the first to report the news. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office issued more detailsTuesday morning "in response to requests for information regarding the arrest of Ryan Edwards from numerous national news outlets, for clarification purposes."

The Red Bank Police Department arrested Edwards on Monday, the HCSO said. He was charged with simple possession of heroin and is now in the Hamilton County Jail with no bond.

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According to arrest information, the HCSO said Edwards is scheduled to appear in Red Bank Court on Aug. 6.

"Ryan has claimed to be sober since last summer, when he did a short stint in rehab to get clean from a nasty heroin addiction," the Ashley article about Edwards' arrest said. "(His wife Mackenzie claimed that at one time, Ryan was spending $10,000 a week to support his drug habit.) Viewers watching the most-recent season of ‘Teen Mom OG’ have questioned Ryan’s sobriety, but he and his family claimed that he was still clean."