Darrell Sheets may have been fighting internal demons for years prior to his tragic death.<\/p>\n
\u201cDepression is the Devil\u2019s way of attacking us, it knows no mercy, it takes our smiles, it comes and goes, it ruins our relationships, it takes away our happiness, it leads to suicide in some cases, it destroys all thoughts of positivity, it is a 24\/7 battle and allows no rest for the suffering,\u201d the reality star wrote in an Instagram post <\/a>dated June 21, 2018.<\/p>\n \u201cSo please next time someone tells you they have Depression, be kind and know that they spend every minute they have breathing suffering!!!\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n The Storage Wars star ended his nearly decade-old social media post, which featured a selfie of him wearing sunglasses seemingly on a boat, with the eerily foreshadowing hashtag #trustmeiknow.<\/p>\n Sheets was found dead in his home <\/a>in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, on April 22. He was 67.<\/p>\n Authorities said Sheets was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was turned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office for \u201cfurther investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n Two of Sheets\u2019 Storage Wars co-stars, Dave Hester and Rene Nezhoda, have addressed claims their former castmate was experiencing cyberbullying in the time leading up to his suicide.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had this guy, like, really, really tormenting him lately and cyberbullying [him],\u201d Nezhoda said in an Instagram video Wednesday shortly after news broke of Sheets\u2019 tragic death.<\/p>\n \u201cDarrell has been posting a lot about the guy that\u2019s been cyberbullying him and tormenting him, and I really hope [law enforcement] look into that guy and it\u2019s just not a pass,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Nezhoda reminded fans \u201cjust because you watch us on television doesn\u2019t mean you know us\u201d and that \u201cyou never know what demons somebody faces and what they go through.\u201d<\/p>\n In his own Instagram video<\/a>, Hester said he was aware of \u201csome stuff there about cyberbullying\u201d related to Sheets.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t even know how that exists because I turn that type of stuff off,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I\u2019m sure it\u2019s out there. And if it\u2019s happening, or happened, I hope that it\u2019s taken care of the way it should be.\u201d<\/p>\n Sergeant Kyle Ridgway, public information officer for the Lake Havasu City Police Department in Arizona, told Page Six Wednesday they were \u201caware of these cyberbullying accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n Stream Storage Wars on BINGE<\/a>, available on Hubbl<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ridgway also confirmed those claims are \u201ca part of the active investigation\u201d into Sheets\u2019 death.<\/p>\n Sheets appeared in 163 episodes of Storage Wars between 2010 and 2023, often alongside his son, Brandon. Together, they earned the nicknames \u201cThe Gambler\u201d and \u201cSidebet.\u201d<\/p>\n After his time on the A&E show, Sheets retired to Arizona.<\/p>\n He was running the antique shop Havasu Show Me Your Junk at the time of his death.<\/p>\n This story originally appeared on Page Six<\/a> and is republished here with permission.<\/p>\n Read related topics:Binge<\/a>Foxtel<\/a>