Amanda Conner, wife of Teen Mom star Ryan Edwards, was arrested Sunday morning near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and charged with driving under the influence, child abuse and neglect after allegedly getting behind the wheel with the couple’s infant daughter in the car.
According to TMZwho was the first to report the arrest, Conner was also charged with driving on the wrong side of the road.
A call obtained by the outlet said it was her husband who alerted police, fearing she had taken narcotics before leaving the house with the baby.
Her bail was set at $16,000 and she had not been released as of 4:30 p.m. local time on Sunday. A court hearing is scheduled for June 3.
Conner, 35, and Edwards, 37, married in September 2025, just some time after finalizing his divorce from his previous wife, Mackenzie Standifer.
The couple had been friends for years before starting a relationship in September 2023. Together they share a 1-year-old daughter, Presley, who was in the car at the time of the alleged incident.
The arrest comes in a complicated family context.
Edwards has a well-documented history of substance abuse and legal issues dating back several years, including a 2023 court order requiring him to seek help for substance abuse following a series of arrests involving Standifer.
He is also the father of Bentley, 17, with a friend Teen Mom original cast member Maci Bookout, as well as Jagger, 7, and Stella, 6, with Standifer.
Bookout, who married Taylor McKinney in 2016 and shares two children with him, has spoken candidly in the past about the harmful consequences of Edwards’ struggles.
“Obviously when things first went downhill, when he and Ryan had to go to jail and make stupid decisions and everything, I definitely had a breaking point at that point,” she shared.
She described therapy and self-compassion as tools that helped her cope.
“I think the therapy I’ve had before…and just making sure that I listen to myself and give myself grace and let myself fall down and then get back up is a game-changer.”
