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A judge has ordered Ryan Edwards to get help for his substance abuse issues after he was arrested for numerous crimes involving his estranged wife, Mackenzie Edwards.
The “Teen Mom” alum, 35, is required to serve a sentence of 11 months and 29 days unless he is in rehab treatment as part of a plea deal, according to court documents obtained by Page Six on Wednesday.
He must also wear a GPS monitor, “successfully” complete treatment, have no contact with Mackenzie, 26, and not use social media in any capacity relating to her, per the agreement.
Ryan pleaded guilty to harassing his estranged wife, but there is still a pending court date on April 20 for that crime and a separate possession of controlled substance charge.
However, amid all of this turmoil, the former reality star scored a minor legal victory as his possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of an order protection and stalking charges were dismissed.
A spokesperson at the Hamilton County Court also confirms to Page Six that Ryan is not currently in custody. However, he is on probation.
Ryan — who has a long-standing criminal record — was arrested in February after he allegedly posted revealing photos of Mackenzie on Instagram as retaliation.
Police booked him for an outstanding harassment charge after he allegedly sent hostile messages to his wife via a record phone call, which she interpreted “as a legitimate threat on her life.”
The authorities also found him at the time in possession of drug paraphernalia and two bags of suspected narcotics, which led to the additional charges.
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The legal issues did not stop Ryan from further breaking the law, as he allegedly continued to stalk Mackenzie and was arrested a second time for that offense on March 1.
Mackenzie became fed up with all of the drama and ended up filing for divorce after six years of marriage.
She was also granted a restraining order and given temporary custody of their son, Jagger, 4, and daughter, Stella, 3.
The former couple were allegedly involved in multiple domestic violence disputes.
Mackenzie claimed to police in February that Ryan once threw her down a hallway, held her up by her neck to the wall and put a pocket knife to her back as if he were going to “kill” her.
Mackenzie nor Ryan responded to Page Six’s request for comment at the time, but the MTV alum previously told the US Sun of the allegations, “I don’t speak for her. I never wanted to hurt her, just tried telling her. I would have loved to work it because I still at the time wanted to.”
Ryan rose to fame in 2009 on the premiere season of “16 and Pregnant” alongside his then-girlfriend, Maci Bookout, with whom he shares a son, 14-year-old Bentley.
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