The Bachelorette is being called out by fans for their vetting process after winner Devin Strader‘s past is coming to light.
Weeks after Devin‘s breakup from Bachelorette lead Jenn Tran was revealed during the season finale, details about his 2017 arrest have been revealed thanks to infamous blogger Reality Steve.
“Had heard negative things about Devin all season long, with some of it being criminal related. But never had any proof – until now,” Steve said in the intro to his latest video.
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Entertainment Weekly has obtained legal papers showing that Devin was arrested for burglarizing an ex-girlfriend’s home back in 2017 and she had a restraining order against him at the time of the arrest.
The ex-girlfriend told Louisiana’s Baton Rouge Police Department that she and Devin lived two doors away from each other and she accused him of breaking into her home while she was out of town. She said she came home to find her diamond necklace missing. Devin had gifted her the necklace while they were dating.
The ex said she had filed for a restraining order against Devin after he had “come to her house banging on the door several times and screaming at her.”
The affidavit stated, “Later that evening, [Strader] made a fire out in the street with what appeared to be the actual restraining order. She also had a tire flattened in her vehicle and when it was getting changed, [Strader] came outside and began laughing at her.”
EW reports that Devin “pleaded guilty to charges of criminal trespass and simple criminal damage to property of less than $500, and received one year of unsupervised probation.”
The outlet also obtained the ex’s Petition for Protection From Abuse, which included details about what allegedly happened during their relationship. She alleged that Devin “spit on me and threw his drink on me at Pelicans game in front of everyone in the crowd,” and “put me in a chokehold covering my mouth.”
While ABC has not commented on the past arrest, a production source is speaking out.
“We take the safety of our contestants very seriously and make every effort to conduct thorough diligence. As exhaustive as our vetting process is, this protective order did not surface in our searches,” the source told EW.
Last week, Jenn set the record straight on where things stand with Devin right now.
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