Darrell Sheets suicide note cites Facebook bullying in police report

Darrell Sheets suicide note cites Facebook bullying in police report

New details have emerged from a Lake Havasu City Police Department incident report regarding the death of Darrell Sheets, a longtime star of A&E’s Storage Wars. The report reveals that Sheets, known on the series as The Gambler, left a handwritten note citing cyberbullying as a primary factor in his suicide.

Police located the note inside a black bin within a closet. The document, described as being written in shaky handwriting, stated, I could not take anymore, the Facebook bullying, and included the phrase, F*** you, [redacted.]

Sheets died on April 22 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. According to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office and police records, he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. A subsequent autopsy report showed a negative toxicology analysis for drugs.

The final hours

The incident report includes testimony from an unnamed girlfriend, who had been dating Sheets since February 14, 2026. She told detectives that on the night of his death, Sheets was in the garage on his phone after dinner when he received text messages from his daughter-in-law. These messages allegedly claimed the girlfriend was suspicious and was stealing money from him.

The girlfriend stated that Sheets appeared sad and upset by the texts. After she briefly left the home at about 8 p.m. To pick up Sheets’ granddaughter for work, she returned to find him in bed. Later that night, she woke up to find Sheets standing in the doorway of his office. She told investigators she saw him in his office chair with what she believed was a handgun to his head.

According to the report, Sheets sounded as if he were crying and told her to go back to bed. The girlfriend pleaded with him while backing away before she heard a single gunshot and called 911. She described Sheets as having been stressed out and suffering from chronic sleep deprivation, though she maintained he had never mentioned self-harm to her.

A history of online torment

The police report and social media history suggest a prolonged period of digital harassment. In March, Sheets posted on Facebook that he had been hacked by a very evil person and that an impersonator was creating posts he did not author. He wrote, I’m not gay, I have made no posts about any children’s arcade owner, etc. I’m extremely sorry and sick over this.

In a final Facebook post on March 11, Sheets described a campaign by a cyber bully stalker that he said had lasted three years. He alleged the individual used hundreds of spoof numbers and aliases to harass small businesses and extort money from local residents while posing as a handyman. He claimed the tormentor had ruined him to the point that people were arriving at his workplace wanting to harm him. He stated he was posting the warnings in case anything happens to me.

Former co-star Rene Nezhoda urged law enforcement to investigate, stating that a man had been really, really tormenting him lately. Other castmates, Laura and Dan Dotson, claimed Sheets’ family told them the bullying had been happening for three years.

Family conflict and investigation

The police report also details internal family strife. The girlfriend alleged that Sheets’ son, Brandon, had recently visited for a few days and the two verbally fought over family drama. She claimed Brandon reamed Sheets a new ass during a heated exchange and that she eventually left the home because Brandon was yelling. She noted that Sheets was devastated and sad as hell after Brandon and his wife departed on April 19.

In contrast, Brandon shared an emotional tribute on Instagram on April 30, stating, My heart is so broken….I love you Dad and I will do my best to live in your honor and respect our Family. Sheets' ex-wife, Kimber Wuerfel, also posted a tribute to the man she divorced in 2016.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department continues to investigate. Sergeant Kyle Ridgway confirmed that the cyberbullying accusations are part of an active investigation. Police have already interviewed a man identified as the alleged online bully; however, the report states he was extremely uncooperative, denied involvement, and claimed he was not in Arizona at the time of the death.