PRIVATE BATTLE Sister Wives’ Garrison Brown struggled with ‘depression and addiction’ in weeks before death by suicide, roommates claim
JANELLE Brown’s son Garrison had reportedly been struggling with his mental health and addiction before his suicide this week.
The 25-year-old, full name Robert Garrison Brown, was discovered dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound by his younger brother Gabe, 22, on Tuesday morning.
Gabe had reportedly gone over to Garrison’s apartment after their mother Janelle raised the alarm when Garrison stopped replying to messages on Monday night.
Upon the discovery, Flagstaff police were called to the scene, and Officer Danny Warden spoke to his roommates.
Now, more details have been released as Garrison’s three roommates spoke to police officers about their movements and Garrison’s state of mind.
In the police report, exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun, Garrison’s roommates Tyler, Cheyenne, and Addison all gave their account of the hours leading up to Monday night’s tragedy.
The officer wrote, “Addison stated that he has had conversations with [Garrison] about him being depressed lately.
“He stated that [Garrison] is an alcoholic and drinks every night.”
Addison said he and Garrison spoke the night before his suicide, and that Garrison had appeared to have been “intoxicated.”
Although the duo spent a lot of time together, Addison stated that nothing Garrison said ever raised a “red flag.”
The report went on to say that Addison “stated that he knew that [Garrison] was having problems with his ex-girlfriend and that he was not a very happy person.”
Garrison’s other roommate, Cheyenne, corroborated Addison’s story regarding the reality star’s struggles.
Although she and the Sister Wives star mostly knew each other in passing, she said they had been talking more often recently.
“She stated that she talked a little more in-depth with him about how he was struggling with drinking and his depression surrounding that,” the police statement read.
HIS LAST TEXTS
Garrison’s final texts sparked concern for his well-being the day before the tragic incident.
Police spoke with his mother Janelle, 54, in the aftermath of her son’s death, according to the police report.
The TV personality claimed to officials that she discovered “troubling” messages from her son that were sent right before the tragedy.
According to Janelle, Garrison had texted a group of people that the Brown family works with on their TLC show.
The message reportedly read, “I want to hate you for sharing the good times. But I can’t. I miss these days.”
After learning of Garrison’s strange text, she told police that she reached out to her son who engaged with her for only a few minutes before he stopped replying.
She then contacted her other kids to have someone check on him, and his younger brother Gabriel offered.
By the time Gabriel arrived in Flagstaff, Garrison had already died.
GIVE THEM SPACE
Fans are begging TLC to take Sister Wives off air as the Brown family grieves the death of Garrison.
Several took to Reddit where they discussed the loss of Janelle and Kody Brown’s son.
“The show needs to be done. To navigate losing a child is unimaginable. There is no name for losing a child.
“My heart breaks for them. We as viewers should not watch or want to watch this family mourn this loss,” one suggested.
“I was taught you love in private and you grieve in private no one should be watching,” they added.
“It depends on what the family wants. Totally and completely. I could see them not wanting to drag this onto TV,” a second added.
A third wrote: “I think it should be canceled, frankly I thought another season was wrong before hearing the terrible news about Garrison.”
It’s not clear what direction the show will take after the loss of the young man.
