{"id":517026,"date":"2026-03-11T12:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/517026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:32:07","slug":"teen-mom-star-jenelle-evans-son-checks-into-mental-health-facility-after-he-allegedly-pulls-a-gun-on-grandma-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/517026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTeen Mom\u201d star Jenelle Evans&#8217; son checks into mental health facility after he allegedly pulls a gun on grandma, report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans&#8217; 16-year-old son, Jace, has checked into a mental health facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His\u00a0confinement\u00a0follows an incident in which he allegedly pulled a gun on his grandmother, Barbara, who called 911.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Janelle first appeared on MTV&#8217;s\u00a016 and Pregnant\u00a0in 2010, then costarred on\u00a0Teen Mom 2\u00a0from 2011 to 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans&#8217; 16-year-old son Jace is in a mental health facility, following an incident in which he allegedly pulled a gun on his grandmother, Barbara Evans, Jenelle&#8217;s representative confirms to Entertainment Weekly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jenelle is &#8220;still trying to find him the best [facility] to meet his needs,&#8221; her spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/10\/jenelle-evans-son-jace-hospitalized-after-pulling-gun\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TMZ&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TMZ<\/a>&#8216;s report that Jace&#8217;s grandmother called 911 after the gun incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jace allegedly put a gun to his own head and threatened to kill himself and Barbara, the outlet reported, and officers responded to a &#8220;troubled teen disturbance&#8221; after she called 911 from her North Carolina home Feb. 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The rep told Entertainment Weekly that Janelle currently lives in Las Vegas and is a full-time mom to other kids. She shares her younger son, Kaiser, who&#8217;s 11, with ex-boyfriend Nathan Griffith. Her daughter, 9-year-old Ensley, is the product of her marriage to ex-husband David Eason. The reality TV star shares Jace with her high school boyfriend Andrew Lewis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Entertainment Weekly has reached out to the Brunswick County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in Bolivia, N.C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Janelle first appeared on MTV&#8217;s 16 and Pregnant in 2010, then costarred on Teen Mom 2 from 2011 to 2019. The show depicted her and several other teenage girls grappling with the hardships of motherhood.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jenelle Evans in 2025Credit: Manny Carabel\/Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6bf16405a477573c67bcfc9bb259d825.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jenelle Evans in 2025<br \/>Credit: Manny Carabel\/Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MTV fired Jenelle in 2019, following an incident allegedly involving Eason and the family dog, after the pet bit their daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jenelle&#8217;s mother, Barbara, took custody of Jace shortly after his birth; however, Jenelle was <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/jennelle-evans-granted-full-custody-son-jace-after-13-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:granted full custody;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;granted full custody&quot;}\" class=\"link \">granted full custody<\/a> of him once again in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;ITS OFFICIAL! Thanks everyone for the support!&#8221; Jenelle captioned a video that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cp8xDF9gjB9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=e11e4087-6449-4c3f-bc11-e355cf591a27\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:showed her crying;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;showed her crying&quot;}\" class=\"link \">showed her crying<\/a>. &#8220;Words cant describe how happy i truly am. Our family is complete now! Thank you mom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/teen-mom-jenelle-evans-son-in-mental-health-facility-alleged-gun-incident-11923459\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key Points Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans&#8217; 16-year-old son, Jace, has checked into a mental health facility. 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