TV star arrested for domestic assault two years after polygamous marriage failed

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Nathanael Richard, who once starred on Sister Wives, has been arrested on suspicion of domestic assault, according to court records. The Brown family visited him during a 2014 episode.

Sister Wives star Nathanael has been arrested on domestic violence charges in Springfield, Missouri. He starred on the TLC show during season 7, and lives a polygamous lifestyle like the Brown family.

Nathanael Richard arrested for assault

Nathanael Richard faces allegations of third-degree domestic assault, according to court records. Reports also indicate personal struggles, including separations from his two wives in the years after Sister Wives.

He was arrested in Springfield on December 10, 2024. In 2022, the 43-year-old reportedly split from his two wives, Rebecca Richard, 41, and Christina Buning, 42, and has legally divorced his first partner.

They had been married for over 20 years before pulling the plug on their marriage. According to court records obtained by The U.S. Sun, Rebecca noted they separated “from the marital bed” in August 2021.

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He made friends with the Brown family

During Sister Wives season 7, the Brown family visited Nathanael and his wives in Missouri, a Christian polygamist family whose faith isn’t rooted in Mormon principles, which is “Kody Brown‘s dream”.

The then-33-year-old said how his wife baked for him and complained while she was baking that she wasn’t available to cuddle, admitting he and the wives eat their first mouthful of food at the same time.

The Richards have nine children, who are all from wife number one. Meri Brown said she feels for wife two who suffers from infertility issues, while both women admitted they struggle with questioning God.

They said they didn’t use the term “sister wife” as they prefer the term “BFF.” Kody liked the Richards family so much that he ended up inviting them over to hang at their RV park.

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