
Jenelle Evans did not get the day in court she had hoped for on Friday.
The Ashley can exclusively reveal that a judge dismissing both of the fired Teen Mom star’s restraining order violation charges she had filed against her estranged husband David Eason, stemming David’s visit to the couple’s property on The Land back in October.
The Ashley’s sources tell her that Jenelle flew to North Carolina from her home in Las Vegas (again!) to attend the hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Less than an hour later, though, the judge in the case had signed off to dismiss both charges against David.
“Jenelle was not happy,” one source tells The Ashley.
As The Ashley previously told you, David— along with his girlfriend Kenleigh Heatwole and several others— visited The Land in October and attempted to retrieve property including motorbikes, tools and equipment. David— who currently has a protective order against him from Jenelle and is, therefore, not allowed on The Land— was actually escorted by a cop, who was told he was there to supervise as David retrieved property from the shed. (You can watch video footage of the night below!)
Jenelle was alerted to what was going on via her Ring cameras and called the Sherriff’s Office, informing him of the protective order and the situation. The Sherriff then ordered the on-scene Deputy to stop David & Co. from loading up anything else and made David return everything but his tools.
Jenelle then filed violation charges on David, resulting in him being arrested in November for violating the restraining order and trespassing.
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“Once the judge saw the paperwork from the night, and saw that David had been authorized by the cops to be on The Land and had even brought one with him, due to the restraining order in place, the judge dropped the charges,” The Ashley’s court source stated. “David had made multiple calls to authorities that night, and that was on record, and informed them there was a restraining order in place, but that Jenelle was not at the home and is living in Nevada and he was authorized [to go onto The Land] by the cops.”
As The Ashley previously reported, David was assigned a public defender for this case, as it is a criminal case.
Court records obtained by The Ashley also confirm the dismissal.
A “Voluntary Dismissal Without Leave by a District Attorney” (VD) was issued for both charges, meaning that the dismissal should be permanent; however, the DA can technically recharge David within the next two years before the Statue of Limitations has expired. This is very unlikely and rarely if ever happens, so a “VD” almost always means the case is done.

No plea agreement was made. However, the restraining order that Jenelle has against David appears to still be active. However, the ankle monitor that David has been required to sport for the last few months will likely be taken off.
Jenelle had hinted on social media in recent months that she planned to file more violations charges against David, as she felt that he has violating the restraining order. (She also threatened to file charges against Kenleigh.) During one instance, Jenelle stated that she felt it was a violation of the order that David’s daughter Maryssa, as well as Kenleigh, had mentioned Jenelle on social media.
The Ashley can confirm that, as of press time, no additional charges have been filed against David, and none have been filed against Kenleigh.
David still has several active court cases, though. In addition to the divorce and custody civil case with Jenelle, he is also due in court next month for a hearing in his Superior Court criminal case for child abuse and assault by strangulation, stemming from his alleged strangulation of Jenelle’s oldest son Jace in September 2023.
Jenelle has yet to comment on Friday’s hearing.
The Ashley will continue to update this case. Stay tuned…
RELATED STORY: EXCLUSIVE! Update on David Eason’s Child Abuse Court Case: When He’ll Go to Court for Allegedly Strangling Jenelle Evans’ Son Jace
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27 Responses
What day is David next in court for Jace’s strangulation case?
@copcar ~ per the last paragraph, ‘he is also due in court next month’ for that case.
theashley is always thorough, so presumably if there was a exact date she would’ve included it. (or possibly not, on the off chance weirdos would maybe show up? 🤷🏼♀️)
**AN exact date (originally had ‘precise date’ and neglected to change the article)
⬆️⬆️ just in case the grammar scold is still around 🤪🤣
@garys— yes there is an exact date, but I did not include it in the story. I will be covering it. -The Ashley
Jenelle is so effing dumb thinking that Maryssa can’t mention her on social media. Jenelle talks about anybody and everybody on her SM but loses her mind the minute anything is said about her. Maryssa has every right to talk about Jenelle and tell the truth about what she experienced from that demon. Jenelle can eff off with trying to silence Maryssa and I hope Maryssa knows Jenelle can’t stop her from speaking out regardless of what Jenelle threatens.
Well Jenelle, I seen ya feelin humiliated when ya didn’t get yah way. GOOD!
So can we assume that Jenelle is no longer divorcing him? I thought that was supposed to start on February? Was that whole “cancelling the motion” that to explained was as part of the process, actually her cancelling the divorce? I’m glad the charges got dropped for this. There are things he should be charged with, but being escorted by a cop onto his own property where Jenelle doesn’t even live, is hardly one of them.
If David wanted to, he could also file for divorce. It’s been a year.
I’m shocked that Kensworth isn’t pushing him for it.
Well obviously David could file too. But Jenelle made it so public and used it for bragging rights and monetization, that she was divorcing him and taking everything from him. So that was all Jenelle, not David. Hence why I wonder why she hasn’t followed through.
i want david to pay and more for what he did to jace and have a miserable life, but when it comes to making jenelle’s life more miserable, i’m all for it, it’s what she deserves for enabling that type of behavior 🤷🏻♀️
Jenelleade so many videos defending him, it’s gonna be hard to make anything stick unfortunately. She’s garbage.
Sometimes I wonder if David isn’t as insane as he put on. I’m by no means saying he’s a good person. But he somehow keeps quiet and doesn’t mouth off and jump around from relationships. Maybe this new girl is actually a good influence on him. Just a thought.
Agreed. Seems like a lot of the more wild men most of the time find that one woman that tames them.
When David started his relationship with Jenelle he seemed normal too. He’s just a narcissist, he puts on a facade until he traps you and then he shows his true colors. I’m pretty sure he seemed normal to his two previous baby mamas too
By that standard, nobody would ever change. So many men and women screw up many many times before they get it right. His new GF seems like polar opposite of Jenelle. I have hope that she is finally the one to make a better man of David. Because I don’t like when a man is a menace to those around him. It’s odd how many people don’t want a bad man to change. So weird.
It’s not about not wanting them to change. But when a man has shown himself at least 3 times with 3 different women…. Believe what he shows you. Because the women that “give him a chance” are the ones that end up abused or dead. Or their children do.
Agreed. I don’t forsee this ending remotely well…again.
Anyone get the feeling “Jada” knows David or his girlfriend? All this good woman to tame a broken man talk is a bit suspect. 🤔 Maybe the new girl is a narcissist too and is tooting her own horn on here. She wouldn’t be the first idiot being reported on to come in the comments here under an assumed name. Who else has done that? Oh, yeah, we’re pretty sure Swamp Queen. Birds of a feather. David has a type…just as crazy as him.
What’s going on with his child support case with Olivia?
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhahahaha!!!!
Well Jenelle, ya lucky court star seems to be fadin’ fast.
It’s March 14. She didn’t file for divorce while she was in town?
Yeah great point. How’s her divorce
Jenelle should be tried just as David for the physical assault against Jace. She may not have physically touched him but she did NOTHING to protect her son which makes her no less of a piece of shit than DKD. And let’s be real her, Jenelle’s head is probably spinning out of control since the judge dismissed those charges from David being on The Land. Fuck her and the horse she rode in on. At some point karma HAS to catch up with her, right?
I think they have to try and convict him first. If he’s found not guilty, then they can’t charge her.