July 11, 2026Updated July 13, 2026, 9:50 a.m. MT
A newly released police report details the cyberbullying “Storage Wars” star Darrell Sheets experienced prior to his death in April.
The report, which was filed with the Lake Havasu City Police Department on Jan. 19, describes a falling out Sheets had with an acquaintance and then claims the man began impersonating Sheets on social media and disparaging his friends and other Lake Havasu businesses in addition to signing him up for doctors appointments and more.
The report was obtained by The Arizona Republic after requesting the harassment report that Sheets filed in the months before his death. While the victim’s name was redacted in the report, details identifying the victim match up with Sheets, who ran an antique store called Havasu Show Me Your Junk. The report also noted that the victim died on April 22, the same day as Sheets.
Sheets died from what appeared to be a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.” The manner of death was ruled a suicide. It was later revealed in police records that a note written by Sheets was found, which said, “I could not take anymore, the Facebook bullying.”
Darrell Sheets alleged harassment report
On Jan. 19, at around 6:55 p.m., Sheets reported to the Lake Havasu City Police Department that he was being harassed at his home. He told police he was receiving text messages from different phone numbers, being signed up for random doctors’ appointments and realty programs. Sheets said he was getting “approximately 30-50 phone calls and texts a day,” according to the report.
He told police he believed a former friend was behind the messages, the report states. He stated that two years ago, he had a friend who would come to his shop and hang out. That friend would bad mouth local Havasu businesses online while there. This made Sheets uncomfortable, so he asked the friend to stop hanging around the shop.
Soon after, he started seeing posts online making false claims about him and fake Facebook pages for his business, which he believed were from the former friend.
In the months prior to filing the report, Sheets told police that he and his girlfriend had been receiving text messages from random numbers stating “you have 24 hours.” However, no direct threats had been made to the person or business at the time the report was filed.
The day after the report was filed, the officer handling the report returned to the house. Sheets told the officer that he received a text message from a number stating “the time was up.” When he texted back asking what the person wanted, he received a call.
“He answered and the only thing the person on the other end said was ‘$500,000’ and then hung up,” the report stated.
The alleged perpetrator had moved to Oregon and no longer resided in Lake Havasu, according to the police report. Officers attempted to contact him when the report was initially filed, but were unsuccessful.
Friends detail messages impersonating Sheets
After Sheets’ death, others came forward, indicating that they’d received messages from social media accounts impersonating Sheets.
A friend of Sheets, who had not talked to him for years, received a message on April 12 from someone she thought was Sheets after posting about her new business, according to the report.
“As they were messaging back and forth, she began to realize that the person she was talking to wasn’t (redacted) after all,” the report said. “At one point during the conversation, the person she was messaging with stated they were not Darrell.”
The suspect said he was trying to help Sheets, but he screwed him over, which is why the profile picture was Sheets depicted as a clown. He told the woman that Sheets is “not a good person,” the report states. The woman did not respond, but the suspect continued to send her messages disparaging Sheets.
Another of Sheets’ friends spoke with police, corroborating Sheets’ previous claims of someone making numerous Facebook pages pretending to be him. These pages were used to “bash” numerous businesses and people in Lake Havasu, according to the report. People became upset because they thought Sheets was the one talking badly about them.
The suspect also pretended to be someone else and posted on the Lake Havasu City Community Facebook page, claiming that Sheets stole jewelry from their mother, which was untrue, according to the report.
The friend told police that he removed numerous fake Facebook pages at Sheets’ request, but new ones would always pop up.
Sheets’ alleged harasser responds
Police again attempted to contact the suspect again regarding harassment investigation after Sheets died, according to the report. No contact was made; however, numerous voicemails were left for the suspect to call back.
Later that day, the detective received a call from an anonymous number. The caller identified themselves as the alleged perpetrator.
He stated that he had received numerous death threats since Sheets’ death and that he did not have an issue with him, the report states. The suspect saw the Facebook post Sheets made months prior, naming him as the person cyberbullying him.
Due to receiving death threats, the suspect wasn’t willing to tell the officer where he was at the time of Sheets’ death and where he was now. He did tell the officer that he was not in Lake Havasu City “today, yesterday, or the day before,” according to the report.
He told police that he had nothing to hide, as he and Sheets had just had a falling out. They had no other issues and he was not cyberbullying him, according to the report.
No charges were filed in the case with Sheets now being deceased and unable to testify. The case was labeled “cleared exceptional,” which means that elements beyond law enforcement’s control prevent the agency from arresting and formally charging the offender despite gathering enough evidence to support an arrest, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s website.
Mental health resources in Arizona
If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, self-harm, or struggling with mental health, resources are available
Services in Arizona include the following:
- Dial 2-1-1 to reach 211 Arizona.
- Solari Crisis & Human Services offers a free, statewide crisis line 24/7/365 — dial 844-534-HOPE (4673). Help is also available 24/7/365 via text by texting “hope” to 4HOPE (4673).
- Dial 988 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Help is available in English and Spanish. It’s free and confidential for those in distress who need prevention or crisis resources for themselves or loved ones.
- La Frontera Empact Suicide Prevention Center’s crisis line serves Maricopa and Pinal counties 24/7 at 480-784-1500.
- Teen Lifeline 24/7 crisis line serves teens at 602-248-8336 for Maricopa County and 1-800-248-8336 statewide.
- The Trevor Project Lifeline serves LGBTQ youth at 866-488-7386.
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