Jenelle Evans‘ treatment of her son Jace— even from thousands of miles away— continues to shock.
On Monday, a story was sold to TMZ to reveal that her 16-year-old son Jace had been checked into a mental hospital following a call to police about a “troubled teen disturbance” at Jenelle’s mom’s house.
The Ashley can confirm that this is true… but the details behind what’s really been going down are jaw-dropping.
The Ashley’s sources tell her Jace was “infuriated to find out that Jenelle was back with David” and that’s what spurred the incident.
Although Jace has been living with his grandma Barbara Evans for the past eight months or so, Jenelle has retained legal custody of the teen.
“When Jace found out from reading it online that his mom was back with David, he flipped out,” the source said. “Jenelle didn’t even tell him herself, he had to read it on the Internet.”
(As The Ashley has previously reported, David and Jenelle reconciled in January— despite the fact that David is still facing felony criminal charges for felony assault by strangulation and child abuse for allegedly assaulting Jace in 2023.)
“Jace was very upset, and Barbara called Jenelle about it and told her,” the source said. “That’s when cops were called and Jace was taken to a local hospital.”
From there, Jace was transported to a mental hospital, where he’s been since late February.
From what The Ashley has heard, Jace is possibly going to testify against David at his upcoming trial.
“Now that Jenelle is back with David she doesn’t want him to end up convicted of the crimes,” the source said.
“Jenelle asked that Jace be committed to a facility long-term,” the source said. “She wants Jace to be institutionalized. She is also, as an alternative if long-term commitment can’t happen, trying to get the court to allow her male friend in North Carolina to get Jace,” the source said. “It makes absolutely no sense.”
The source stated that Jenelle recently told people that she’s “done with” Jace and doesn’t want anything to do with him,” the source added. “Jace doesn’t want anything to do with Jenelle now either.”
A second source tells The Ashley that Jenelle has been living a happy life in Vegas while all of this has been going on.
“All this time, Jenelle is portraying that she is just giving Jace ‘his privacy’ and acting involved in his life, but in reality she put him in the hospital and doesn’t want him speaking out. He had every right to get upset that his mom is back with the man she promised Jace and the other kids she’d never go back to.
“While Jace was in the hospital, she was out with David in Vegas, going out to eat, having him take her OnlyFans photos and enjoying life, while the child that gave her fame and everything is suffering,” the source stated. “He’s furious and rightfully so.”
There’s much more to this situation and The Ashley will update soon. Stay tuned…
UPDATE! After The Ashley posted this story, Jenelle’s estranged sister Ashleigh entered the chat on X. As The Ashley has previously told you, Ashleigh and Jenelle have had no relationship for years; however, Ashleigh remains close to their mom Barbara. In posts to X, Ashleigh slammed her sister, whom she believes sold the story about Jace to TMZ.
“I’m at the point right now where I don’t give 2F’s,” Ashleigh wrote. “I’m sick and tired of my sister selling stories with her lowlife friends for cash making lies about my family especially the children drama everyone’s so tired of her. She needs a real reality check… there’s no arguing w/an evil POS sister. I just thought I’d get my point across before the Internet talks badly about my nephew. It really affects him emotionally. It’s not fair to him, if he speaks out, my sister will retaliate like always.”
“This is what she does,” she wrote in another tweet. “She was mad when my mother had her stroke sat in my mother’s driveway for a couple hours cause my nephew Jace did not want to go with her so what did she do? Sell the story TMZ blast me on the Internet at a jealousy with [Ryan Dolph] it’s what she does when she’s mad.
“This is the same situation that happened when my mother had a stroke [last year]. Nobody knew about my mother’s stroke. When I was [taking] care of my mom, all of a sudden my sister comes to NC and it sold the tabloid all over the Internet. I know one particular person who did it who sells lies.”
Ashleigh also revealed more alleged details about Jenelle’s relationship with Jace.
“My nephew wants nothing to do with my sister Jenelle because of what his mother has done to him and betrayed him,” Ashleigh wrote, adding that Barbara is “furious right now.”
(Photos: MTV)
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Actually this is the best thing she could have done for him. I work at a state psychiatric hospital that has patients as young as 12 and the kids have a TEAM of doctors, social workers, managed care providers through Medicaid and they don’t play about kids. Watch what happens in the next 30-45 days with Jenelle and at court with Eason for that strangulation case now. Jenelle is DUMB AF and I am sooo glad.
My God. This is heartbreaking for Jace. There is no low that’s too low for Jenelle. Even if we play devil’s advocate and say it’s true (which NO ONE believes) how could you sell stories about it to the tabloids with a clear conscience? How could you do that to your son that you’ve already failed so many times?
I hope she remembers every single day on earth that UBT only came back because his free rent dried up at Kenleigh’s. We won’t forget how pathetic you both are, you monsters. You two losers deserve each other. I hope he rots in jail.
Once again that scummy pos is picking a man over her children and not just any man but that other scummy pos that placed his hands on the child that she’s choosing him over.
She put him in hospital to stop him testifying or if Jace does his to testimony might not be believed cause of his mental illness.
That scummy pos has put Jace through enough and she’s still doing it, you just know the gun story cames from both the scummy pos.
Cps needs to take the kids somewhere safe, she’s already said he’s a paedophile.
So cps has her word that she’s putting her children in danger by bring him in her home with children, they need to use all these testimonies against her.
Jace needs to go to court and file a emancipation, then he’s completely broke away from her and she has no way on his life anymore
Stories like this make me very angry with CPS- they continue to fail Jace and Jenelle continues to live her life. The fact that she’s now living with her ex that she has a restraining order against is ridiculous. There should be some sort of consequence for her… I feel really bad for Jace- his mother is just absolutely continuing to show him she doesn’t give a damn about him. She is legit choosing David over him… That’s sick. I don’t even date right now- I made the mistake once and the relationship resulted in a child- two weeks after we had split, I found out I was pregnant- and since I was pregnant with my youngest son I have refused to date. I just cannot risk anyone being around my boys let alone assaulting them. HELL no. I really hope something happens where Jenelle no longer has custody of Jace for the remainder of the time he’s a technical child. Barb should have say in what happens- Jenelle should have absolutely nothing to do with making decisions for him SMH
It was Barb who called 911 and filled out paper work to have Jace committed after Jace pulled a gun on her and threatened to kill Barb and himself.
To the 6 down voters, do your homework on this story. I too was wrong with the first story that came out.
What a terrible person and mother. And poor Jace. This is heartbreaking. I hope he finds stability and gets some job training for post-high school.
She is the lowest form of Life.
I am curious why CPS hasn’t been called on Janelle. Being back with her POS husband who has been accused of abuse on her son that the courts would allow that POS being around the other kids.
Janelle doesn’t care about anything but herself and that POS shit Ex-husband. That’s why she is selling herself on Only Fans cuz that POS has no money, no job. They both are Useless Human Beings. I pray for those kids 🙏🙏🙏
This boy had no chance. With Jenelle as his mom and an absent father his mental health was already doomed. And now this. You don’t love your son Jenelle, you never did. If you had at least a bit of sympathy for him, you wouldn’t go back to the man who tried to kill him. I totally understand his outbursts, they are justified yet she doesn’t want him to testify so that’s why she did this. I have no words. I hope Jace is helped before it’s too late.
Jenelle is a disgusting, vile piece of garbage. She’s NEVER been a good person. NEVER tried to turn her life around. All she does is control and manipulate whoever and whatever is in her way. I’m totally over anybody defending this troglodyte whore.
If only she’d given him up for adoption or had him taken away. His life could have been so much better. That poor child.
Google Diane Downs. Ms. Swamp Monster not only looks exactly like her….she shares the same “maternal instincts” as well. I feel so bad for her kids.
Holy balls, I googled her and they really look alike!
Janelle makes Amber look like a good mother.
Amber is a “damn good mom” in comparison because at least she leaves them to live normal lives with their fathers for the most part instead of getting off the couch to make their lives hell.
In the words of Jenelle Evans she is the best mom SHE can be.
Mother of the year strikes again. And again. And again….
Poor Jace!
I don’t believe everything her sister Ashleigh says, it’s been known that she has mental problems herself and you can just look at her and tell something isn’t quite right.
Regardless of what her sister says, we have seen for ourselves both on and off television exactly what type of mother Jenelle is. She has been abusing and/or neglecting Jace since the day he was born.
She is currently banging a man who has an OPEN CASE of felony assault for strangling this child. Enough said.
Ok Janelle. The Ashley does research before posting things. Regardless of what Ashleigh says, Janelle is still a pos and has never taken care of Jace and that was all filmed on MTV. So she can’t lie her way out.
She is vile. She has inflicted such enormous damage on her children and she will never stop.
Jenelle is an immediate, real danger to her children.
Oh my heart aches for that poor boy. He was doing so well, back where he belonged, and of course David and Janelle back together is very triggering. It sounds like Jenelle wants to make him look crazy and unstable. So that David has that going for him in court. People who pin this all on David are sick. David is not a good guy but Jenelle has been a crap mother to have since long before David came around. Poor Jace, he’s had life so rough.
Jenelle has been a crap mother to *Jace since long before David came around.
And she’s horrible to Kaiser as well. She’s kid poison
No for sure. I was just correcting a typo where Jace had changed to have. You can see so much pain in Kaiser’s eyes.
Also, I’m a mother and I would NEVER treat my child this way. I’d lose a man long before he could ever come before my child. Jenelle makes a decision to be the woman and mother that she is. People always putting everything Jenelle does onto David’s back are truly delusional and they’re sick. Jenelle is a whole grown up. An entire one!
David’s plan to manipulate Janelle and try to get the assault case against him weakened is sadly working. Twatzilla and UBT are vile and evil. Every day they sink to new lows. Jace’s reaction would have been much worse if he were still living with Twatzilla when UBT slimed his way back into their lives. Can’t begin to imagine how poor Kaiser feels with David back in the picture.
Hopefully Jace and Kaiser write one hell of a book and it gets made into a movie so they can live comfortably. That’s about all they can get from the garbage adults in their lives (with the exception of Doris and Babs, who though not perfect does care). Janelle had no problem selling her kids out for MTV money. Hopefully the boys will turn the table one day and profit from the trauma Twatzilla and her parade of loser men put them through.
Janelle can’t save David if it can be proven he did that… they won’t care what she says at all
It’s the fact that people really don’t know how an involuntary commitment order works. Also, people don’t know how to tell the truth. I don’t know who sold you this story and if you thought you were getting your big one up that’s definitely not how it went. Also, in order to get IVC you have to physically go to a magistrate or you have to physically take the child to the hospital… In the state of North Carolina Law-enforcement cannot transport a child under the age of 18 unless a magistrate order has been signed. It would be highly impossible for Jenelle to do that had she have been in Vegas. Also in order to get sent to a psychiatric facility once an IVC has been completed, cause a minor can’t get there without it, would have to get approved for the IVC through the ED meaning the minor would have to exhibit signs that they are harm to themselves or others. You can’t just put a kid in a psychiatric facility because you want to… so maybe your sources should have told you the entire truth… cause you sound ignorant repeating what you were told.. makes for clicks though? I can promise you, that your “sources” are leaving out major pieces of this story.. that by the way shouldn’t be posted due to you exposing this child’s mental health struggles.
This is absolutely true, but what you are leaving out is that Jace did have a reaction to finding out his mother was back with David and with his history and diagnosis this is absolutely probable as there could easily be made a concern for his own welfare . BUT is this correct response who knows the biggest concern is just for Jace he has been though so much
It’s the fact that Jenelle has had Jace committed or requested to have him committed continuously for years, and you acting like her doing it again would be totally out of pocket. 🙄 🙄🙄
Apparently you also don’t have more than a limited or cursory knowledge of NC statutory law regarding the involuntary committal of minors. Your lack of a deeper knowledge and understanding of the full statutes, as well as the various policy and procedures, has caused you to be inaccurate to consummately wrong. Particularly in your statements of absolutes. The Ashley article listed the general sequence of events, and intentions of the parties. When dealing with a minor in crisis, the progression of events could have occurred this routine way and been within the law. The statutes, policies and procedures, are available online. There are also many articles explaining the many flaws and loopholes in a problematic NC system.
Ok Jenelle
Didn’t Jenelle fly into NC in February for like a day?
That poor child, my heart goes out to him and his siblings, why can’t anything be done to help them.
Are there any lawyers that read this article and able to help with his being emaciated from Jenelles custody and setting up a program for him to get help
Can we start a Go Fund Me to raise money for Barb to get a family lawyer to get rights back off Jenelle for Jace?
It’s not worth as he only has a few months till he turns 18
@lala– Jace won’t be 18 until August 2027! -The Ashley
Poor Jace. 😭😭 I’ll always see his sweet little face, with so much pain, that we watched filmed for monetary gain. His story is so heartbreaking. He should’ve had it all, like the other teen mom kids have gotten. Lord, help this boy. God is truly his only hope.
I would donate to that
Poor kaiser will be swamp monstering kicking bag again. All her children have the eyes of an abused and neglected child. She is sooo disgusting
I’m guessing that “male friend” is Dolph?
Also poor Ansley (and Kaiser) can u imagine the uproot to Vegas leaving David behind then your mom suddenly brings him back?? Just so many horrible decisions
Ensley
Jenelle asked that Jace be committed to a facility long-term,” the source said. “She wants Jace to be institutionalized. She is also, as an alternative if long-term commitment can’t happen, trying to get the court to allow her male friend in North Carolina to get Jace,” the source said. “It makes absolutely no sense.”
WTF????? I’ve never heard of something more absurd
She’s probably hoping ifJace is institutionalized, he won’t be able to testify against Sasquatch. My mom had a LOT of issues and because of trauma I remember nothing prior to 12/13 years old. But she was a peach compared to DeluJanelle. SHE’S the one who needs to be institutionalized !!
There are no words for me to adequately describe how disgusting Jenelle is. Her and Mama June run neck-and-neck.
Why would Barbara call Jenelle? She knows her own daughter; she knew she wouldn’t help Jace calm down. Say what you will about Barbara, but she never declared, “I’m done with Jenelle.”
Reading between the lines…Jace had some type of response to the news that Janelle was dating idiot again. And I don’t just mean he said things. Clearly he likely said and did things that were obviously a threat to either himself or Barb.
Jenelle should be charged with severe child abuse and should be sentenced go to jail for every year Jace has been alive because she has done nothing for him but she physical and emotional abuse. She should not be allowed to care for any children. Jace is going to need intense therapy for many years if not the rest of his life.
I had really hoped she had changed for the better when she got rid of that swamp monster. But I can no longer support for if she is really back with him. An abuser never changes so we all know he will beat the crap out of her but this time it’s her own doing for going back to him knowing full well of everything he did last time. Monsters like that will never stop.
People that are that selfish, narcissistic and drama-addicted rarely change.
I actually feel like she’s regressing at this point
Jenelle isn’t a angel. Abuse is their foreplay!
There really isn’t much to say except that I feel horrible for Jace and his mother is pure evil. Very sad.
What? Who? Who is this male friend in North Carolina who’s cool taking on a deeply troubled teenager for an indefinite time?
Dolph? I don’t think she has any other friends.
Probably Dolph, I don’t recall his real name. That’s about the only male friend she’s had consistently all through the years and she would absolutely abandon Jace to him if he/the court allows it.
The only male friend I’m aware of, that legit still sticks up for her is Dolph, haha.
and of course the devil protects those who are on his side, this is so evil on jenelle’s part and and immediately eliminates any good she still had left in her and i hate wishing bad on anyone but i can’t wait until karma catches up to her
Not shocking at all, this goes right along with the way that she has chosen men over her kids since the day they were born. Also, this is great for David because they can use it to fit the narritive that Jace was out of control.
And if Jace is “away,” he won’t be on court to testify against David.
BINGO
Honestly I think this is why chewbacca even attempted again with forehead. He needs this to go away and be dropped. What better timing than seeing his sick girl. Pull in heart strings and get back wit this idiot who cannot be man-less to put himself in a better position. Jace is of no use to forehead. She wanted him back as property nothing more. She couldn’t undo the bond he has to barb and the behaviour she causes over the years so she will negatively make money off his name.
I wonder if she’s been getting her “Parenting Tips” from Kate Gosselin. Sure seems like it since this is right out of her playbook.
I literally just choked on my coffee. 😂🤣
This absolute wench! She needs all rights to children removed and custody permanently pulled!! I’m so flipping sick of this smug hippo getting her way. And only cares about custody to prove she’s a good mom for social media. I guarantee if it wasn’t for that influencer (ha!) crap, that she wouldn’t fight for any of them. She’s an absolute vile pos. It’s all about a facade she needs to keep up for appearances because of monetization.
Cancel this witch. Jace has all rights to be upset after ON camera asking how he feels and saying she won’t go back. She’s a low rent witch
This is so incredibly sad. Words fail on what a terrible loathsome person that Jenelle is. She’s so stupid, David is only being tolerable to her because he doesn’t want to live on a broken down boat, he low-key hates her. She’s a failure as a mother for choosing some busted up dude over her children, she’s never had any personal growth. She’ll always be that hateful maturity stunted person that she has shown us time and time again. I thought the lowest she could get was telling Nathan that she hoped his brother had died during deployment and being glad that his friend did. But nope.
Wow! She has gone too far! I think Nathan said it best! She always plays the victim! But when it suits her! She cried at EVERY SINGLE REUION SHOW! For teen mom 2. Not to get Jace back (not just to get back I should say) but because she was mad at a bf or her friends for not standing her! The REAL VICTIM is JACE! Always has been always will be! I comment barb for taking care of him. She did an amazing job especially under the circumstances. But I think it would have been better in the long run if Jace would have been given up for adoption. Think about how Jace would have turned out without all the drama from Janelle? Janelle’s men? Janelle’s unstable home life when he lived with her? The fact that he saw her keep his two other siblings but not take him! Look at all the damage she caused before she threw him in the hospital for a fucking man (excuse my language). Mark my words David will hurt her and she will play the victim AGAIN and no one will care because we all know she had a shot to put him in jail but she locked up her son in the hospital!
I wish barb would have gotten a restraining order against Janelle and raised Jace alone! Especially when she was using & with men like Nathan and David.
She’s the very definition of borderline personality disorder.
She deserves everything he does to her. The kids and pets are the only victims here.
This is absolutely insane! I dont know what Jace’s reaction was, maybe him getting some additional help wouldnt be a bad thing. The article said long term. So Jenelle is planning on having Jace institutionalized until hes 18?
I dont know, legally, what prosecutors are allowed to do in regards to Jace possibly testifying against DKD. Theres ring camera footage of the incident and, no doubt, detailed documentation from medical providers, police…etc.
I also think the reconciliation insane, but I’m not surprised Jenelle went back to DKD. She couldnt get a boyfriend in Vegas after “August” left her.
Jace absolutely needs help but she’s only doing this so that he can’t testify. Even if he does testify, her lawyers will be able to argue that his testimony isn’t reliable because of his psychological issues.
I feel like it would be more concerning if Jace wasnt made his mom went back to the man that assaulted him.wonder how Jenelle will try to spin this one
absolutely despicable. poor, poor jace.
meanwhile swamp queen 🧟♀️👑 is out in the desert 🏜️ doing a ‘cowgirl theme’ OF ‘butthole 🍑🕳️ pitcher’ shoot, without a care in the world. 🤮🤢
(to be clear, i don’t follow this vile ‘human’ on any socials ~ saw a post abt the photo shoot on r*ddit)
Isn’t there some way, someone can get a court appointed attorney for Jace and fill him or her in on what is really going on and that Jenelle only put him in there so his case against David would either be postponed or dropped. Jenelle is so fing stupid for not knowing the only reason David went back to her was so she wouldn’t testify against him in Jace’s court case.
He’s 16, I’m sure he’s figured that out already.
Excuse my language but fuck her. What a waste of skin to choose a man who abused her kids and killed her animals. It’s acceptable for Jenelle because she is also a child and animal abuser. And she will continue to get away with it and so will David.
If I were Barb I wouldn’t have called Jenelle for shit. I’m not sure why she bothered. Did she think Jenelle was going to actually care? Poor Jace. He has a right to be pissed and betrayed. I truly hate her and wish Jace had someone in his life that could protect him.
I swear to God, when I heard of his mental breakdown the first thing I thought was he must have found out Jenelle and David are back together. For her to institutionalize Jace to prevent him from testifying against David is the most evil thing Jenelle (or any other of the Teen Moms) have done. She deserves jail time and Hell
Rot In hell Janelle you POS.
You are as bad as Casey Anthony.
I can not think of any other mother more hated then the two of you.
Jenelle is the worst mother in the history of that show. How DARE her pick that hillbilly David who ABUSED her son!!! Karma will get her.