Posted on 05/24/2024 7:15:30 PM PDT by TigerClaws
SPICER, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota-based lawyer and online legal analyst Nick Rekieta is facing a drug charge in Kandiyohi County.
Rekieta was arrested Thursday along with his wife Kayla and a fellow online personality. Prosecutors filed charges against Rekieta and his wife on Friday for second-degree possession, child endangerment, and a gross misdemeanor firearm charge.
According to the charges, law enforcement attempted to execute a search warrant on May 23 at Rekieta’s home in Spicer and was greeted by a girl at the front door who would not let them inside.
After Rekieta refused to provide the door code, law enforcement used a door ram to get inside and found Kayla, Imholte, and four juveniles inside.
Law enforcement proceeded to search the master bedroom and bathroom, where they allegedly found a variety of drug paraphernalia, including three small baggies that tested positive for cocaine, eight green tablets that tested positive for Ketamine, and a digital scale, and several other items that tested positive for cocaine, charges claim.
Authorities also found a Sig Sauer AR with several magazines and loose ammunition underneath the bed, a spent shell casing on the bedroom floor, and located additional firearms and ammunition in the garage, according to court records.
Police took Rekieta and his wife Kayla into custody, and he told law enforcement that he and his wife stayed in the master bedroom, where law enforcement claimed to find most of the drug paraphernalia, but allegedly refused to answer questions about the cocaine, according to court records.
Before his arrest, some online users had raised concerns about Rekieta's health this week sharing a clip of him appearing to dose off during a stream.
Law enforcement noted Rekeita had several injuries to his arms at the time of his arrest. They described the injuries as sores that are common with controlled substance users, charges said.
Rekieta, who owns a law firm based in Spicer, Minn., saw his online following skyrocket during the pandemic, as he covered cases including Kyle Rittenhouse's trial and Johnny Depp's lawsuit against Amber Heard.
He has more than 150,000 followers on Twitter and nearly 450,000 subscribers on YouTube.
Rekieta and his wife are set to make their first court appearance on Friday morning.
Some more info, at this tweet link/replies ... hope he/they can get well ...
https://x.com/thyri/status/1793790822237745652
I’m simply going to say that this is far more common than we think.
Every person that uses drugs scoffs at the idea they might become an addict, but every addict wishes he had never tried drugs.
I’m surprised he’s alive. A lot of street drugs today are cut with fentanyl.
I love his channel, I figured due to his large number of subscribers he would be targeted.
If you look at the photographs over the past couple of years.... looks like ‘before and after’ addiction photos.
Yes, he’s in the spotlight. No, don’t have drugs in your house or near your children.
Hope he gets help though. For sure he’s a big target from those on the left.
His channel was THE place to watch the Ritttenhouse trial. Enjoyed the panels he put together.
Yes.
Really?
You’ve seen how they have ruthlessly gone after PDJT.
Yet jumping to conclusions on Rekieta.
Praying for him and his family, either way.
I am sorry to read this. I have watched his videos... I hope things work out for him and his wife.
The Left, which is now running this country, never forgets, and never forgives.
The Cossacks who were given to the Soviets at the end of WWII by the Brits found this out.
First, I said I hope he gets help.
Second, if you just look at his videos over the last year — look at him — you can tell he’s been off with some type of substance abuse.
I have friends/family members that have been down this path. It can lead to death unless the person gets help and EVEN THEN IT IS A HARD ROAD BACK.
I am not knocking him. I posted this as he was someone well known in conservative circles such as this.
I’m not bashing him - or anyone who has substance abuse problems, which can be deadly.
I hope he gets help.
Sorry if in any way it appears I’m bashing anyone when they’re down because it was not my intention.
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