Madison Channing-Walls— the troubled former star of The Real World: Skeletons (and baby mama of The Challenge star Tony Raines) — has been arrested yet again.
The Ashley can exclusively reveal that Madison was arrested on January 30 for possession of a controlled substance. This arrest comes less than a year after Madison was released from jail after serving time for a different possession of a controlled substance arrest in early 2025.
According to court records obtained by The Ashley, Madison was allegedly once again picked up with a controlled substance in the penalty group 1 or 1-B. (Substances like methamphetamine and heroin are part of Penalty Group 1, while Penalty Group 1-B is just for fentanyl and its derivatives.)
Because Madison allegedly had less than one gram of the substance on her, the charge would likely be a Misdemeanor A charge, instead of the felony charge she would have been given had she had more than a gram on her. However, because Madison is a repeat offender this may change. (Last time she was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, she was found with fentanyl and meth. She pleaded guilty to that charge in April 2025.)
For her latest arrest, Madison delivered another shocking mugshot, showing her to be almost unrecognizable to what she looked like during and immediately after appearing on ‘The Real World.’
The court records state that Madison allegedly committed the offense in November, and that a warrant was issued for her arrest before she was locked up in January. The warrant was issued by Travis County, Texas, police and she was picked up in Cedar Park, Texas.
She was released on a $10,000 surety felony bond and is not currently behind bars.
Madison does not currently have custody of Harper, the almost-10-year-old daughter she shares with Tony.
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Harper lives with Madison’s mom in Texas but has visitation with Tony. Shortly after Harper’s birth in 2016, Tony welcomed a second daughter, Isla, with his wife Alyssa Giacone. (The couple announced in December that they are expecting a baby in June as well.)
Madison– — who once (randomly) briefly dated Teen Mom 2 star Javi Marroquin— appeared with Tony on ‘The Real World: Skeletons’ in 2014 and was open on the show about her struggle with her past addiction to heroin. Tony has not spoken publicly about his baby mama’s arrest or addiction.
“I’m a recovering heroin addict,” she said on ‘Skeletons.’ “I am scarred for life from it. I just feel grateful to be alive.”
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(Photos: Instagram; Cedar Park Police Department)
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Jemmye from the challenge posted on her tik tok that Madison had another baby in november 2024 or 2025 that she does not have custody of
Tony was arrested not that long ago for drunk driving, He has a documented history of alcohol abuse. Not saying this makes him unfit, but it could certainly be a valid argument in a custody dispute. I hope Madison’s Mother is not allowing her to be around Harper in active addiction. Madison needs recovery with accountability. She needs to go to to long term inpatient followed by a sober living facility. She needs to get a real job, stay off social media, and learn to work and be responsible for herself. She still can recover. I hope she can do it soon not just for herself, but also for her daughter.
She was so sweet in her season (and got played by Tony hard), it’s a shame it ended this way. Hope she gets out before it’s too late!
Addiction is awful, hopefully she can pull through and fully recover, for herself and her family.
She was so beautiful on skeletons and even made Tony forget about pyscho Alyssa for a minute. So sad she hasn’t been able to move past this
Its always struck me as odd that Tony hasn’t tried to go for full custody now given Madison is not fit to parent. I know when Harper was first born there was a custody battle that granted Madison’s parents joint custody to help her out, but given the situation now, Tony should be able to fight that as Harper’s dad.
It really is sad that Madison relapsed and has been in and out of jail for the past few years.
I hope Tony, Alyssa, and Madison’s parents are getting Harper the professional help she’ll need to work through everything
It is my understanding that he did, but Madison’s parent are very wealthy and planned to fight it. Tony couldn’t afford to. The best thing for Harper was for her to be Tony’s custody a long time ago.
Tony did go for full custody. I might be remembering this wrong but Madison lived with her parents and gave them shared custody with Tony which he was ok with. At some point when Madison had a particularly bad relapse they filed for sole custody. That was not ok with Tony and he fought them. He brought up the same point we all think. That if Tony has a stable environment and an ongoing relationship he should have custody. IMO he should have sole and they should have visits. He was willing to do that. I think at one point he was willing for joint custody. After that he said he couldn’t legally talk about it while custody was being fought for. In 2018 Tony agreed to a custody plan with Madison’s parent but the case is sealed.
Yeah I always thought it was odd too. He is her dad! Not sure why the grandparents have so much say
That’s sad to know after 10 years she still hasn’t recovered from her drug addiction. That mug shot says it all. I’m sure her daughter would love to have a healthy, loving and stable relationship with her mother. It’s past time for Madison to put in that work for her daughters sake.