“Teen Mom” Alum Ryan Edwards’ Wife Amanda Conner Arrested, Charged with DUI After He Called 911 to Say Their Baby Was in Car

Amanda Conner, the wife of Teen Mom alum Ryan Edwards, was arrested in Tennessee and charged with DUI and child abuse/neglect after allegedly driving under the influence with their baby in the car

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• Edwards reportedly called 911 to report the incident

• In 2025, the couple welcomed their first baby together and got married after Edwards finalized his divorce to his ex-wife

Amanda Conner, the wife ofTeen MomalumRyan Edwards, has been arrested and booked on a DUI charge after allegedly driving under the influence with their baby in the car.

Court records in Hamilton County, Tenn. show that Conner, 35, was arrested on Sunday, May 24, by a Chattanooga police officer.

She has been charged with driving under the influence, child abuse/neglect as well as driving on the wrong side of the road, perTMZ. According to the outlet, her bond was set at $16,000. By about 3 p.m. local time, she had not yet been released on bond.

TMZ reported that if she posts bond, Conner will be required to abide by a no-contact order regarding the child involved in the incident until at least her next court hearing, which is set for June 3, court records show.

Conner is not allowed to be near the child, and she cannot contact the person who will be taking care of the child, the outlet reported.

In audio of a 911 call obtained by TMZ and shared on social media, a dispatcher can be heard informing authorities that a husband called the police on his wife to say that she had left with “their baby” in the car. The dispatcher also says that the caller said he was worried his wife was using narcotics because she refused to be drug tested.

No names are given during the call.

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Edwards, 38, proposed to Conner in 2024 andthe couple got married in 2025, two weeks after finalizing his divorce from Mackenzie Standifer on Aug. 15.

They share1-year-old daughter Presley, and Edwards is also father to 17-year-old son Bentley, whom he shares with ex-fiancée16 and Pregnant's Maci Bookout McKinney. He is also dad to son Jagger, 7, and daughter Stella, 6, with Standifer.

Court records viewed by PEOPLE show that Conner previously pleaded guilty to DUI and possession of a controlled substance in 2023. She has also pleaded guilty to a number of other charges beginning in 2010, including theft, possession of marijuana and failure to appear.

As for Edwards, he revealed on theTeen Mom: Next Chapterreunion in October 2023 that he was five months sober. In an episode ofTeen Mom: Next Chapterover the summer, hetold Bookout that he plannedtogo to a rehab centerin Austin for 30 to 45 days.

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In April 2023, Edwards was arrested for violating the terms of his probation. The former television personality was initially charged with possession of a controlled substance and a DUI, according to an arrest affidavit previously obtained by PEOPLE. He pleaded guilty to the charges while accepting a plea deal, perIn Touchand Yahoo News, which reported he served 48 hours in jail, was ordered to pay a $465 fine and court costs, lost his license for a year and had to attend DUI school.

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Canadiens in solid position entering Game 3 vs. Hurricanes

With home-ice advantage now in their back pocket, the Montreal Canadiens are excited about a return home for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference final against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Monday evening.

The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1 after Montreal ended an eight-game winning streak by the Hurricanes to start the Stanley Cup Playoffs with an impressive 6-2 victory in Game 1 on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.

After winning all three games against the Hurricanes during the regular season and now splitting the first two games of the conference final, the Canadiens feel more self-assured than ever.

"Yeah, we're confident, for sure," Montreal captain Nick Suzuki said. "We're still really confident in what we can do and excited to get back home."

The Canadiens nearly stole Game 2 on Saturday as well, getting the tying goal from Josh Anderson at 12:51 of the third period before Carolina won it 3-2 in overtime.

"Can't wait to get back in front of our fans," Suzuki said. "I know they're definitely amped up to see us back. We've got to take care of home ice. It's great to get a split on the road."

Montreal made some adjustments during the second intermission on Saturday, trying to hold onto the puck as long as possible coming through the neutral zone, rather than the standard dump-and-chase.

That seemed to open up the offense, which produced seven shots on goal in the third period after having just five through the first two periods, with Anderson hitting the net for the tying goal.

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"It was definitely better in the third," Montreal defenseman Mike Matheson said. "We'll look to carry that into the third game."

The Hurricanes were able to flush their performance from Game 1 pretty quickly, scoring on the game's first shot of Game 2 at 2:33 of the first period.

"There was a lot to be better at. We were better obviously," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "For the most part of the game, I thought we were pretty in sync with what we needed to do and it showed. We've got to find a way to keep doing it."

Montreal knows what to expect from Carolina.

"They really push the pace," Anderson said. "They defend really hard. Obviously, they had an off night the other night and we expected them to bring their best. It's going to be a good series. It's going to be a long one."

Nikolaj Ehlers also scored twice in Game 2 for the Hurricanes, including the overtime winner.

That gave Ehlers six points (four goals, two assists) in nine playoff games so far this season. He had a career-high seven playoff points with the Winnipeg Jets in 2018 and 2025.

"You have a guy who, you don't have to change your game, but now you add that piece in there and all of a sudden, I think we're more explosive," Brind'Amour said of Ehlers. "He's a guy who can win the game for you and I think that's an important element, especially in a game like this. It's tight and we need that goal and he's got the ability to basically do it himself is what happened. Obviously, that's pretty important."

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Author Kennedy Ryan Details Why Mental Health Is 'at the Core for A Lot of My Work' (Exclusive)

Kennedy Ryan talks exclusively to PEOPLE about why mental health is at the forefront of the books she writes

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• Her new book Score features a main character navigating bipolar disorder, while also highlighting Black excellence

• “Mental health is something that is kind of core for a lot of my work,” Ryan tells PEOPLE

For award-winning authorKennedy Ryan, mental health is at the center of her work for a reason.

PEOPLE recently spoke to the RITA-winning author about her new bookScore, and how one of her main characters, a screenwriter named Verity Hill, lives with bipolar disorder.

Scoresees Verity reconnecting with a former flame, musician Wright "Monk" Bellamy, as they are forced to work together on a Harlem Renaissance biopic more than 10 years after a gut-wrenching breakup. Relatedly, the book explores the importance of protecting one's mental health.

“I always say that a good second chance has certain elements,” Ryan tells PEOPLE. “Because if I'm buying that you're soulmate level in love, then why did you break up in the first place? I need to understand what went wrong.”

Ryan adds that once Verity reunites with Monk, she needs to know what’s different the second time around.

“And so that's what this whole journey is,” the novelist tells PEOPLE. “It's first unpacking what went wrong... For me, it really gave me an opportunity to talk about mental illness, mental health and how vigilant people who are living with bipolar disorder have to be about their mental health, and about their mental state and what it's like to love someone who is navigating that.”

While readers may have been hungry for more from the long-awaited second installment in theHollywood Renaissanceseries, Ryan says Verity needed that break from Monk between college and now “to understand a lot about herself, and understand the diagnosis.”

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The screenwriter also used that time to live her life on her own terms.

“Mental health is something that is kind of core for a lot of my work,” Ryan tells PEOPLE. “If you look atBefore I Let Go, and depression, and you look atThis Could Be Us, andNeurodivergence, andCan't Get Enough, and dementia and Alzheimer's, it is something that's really important to me.”

Ryan, who navigates her own depression, is an avid supporter of May as Mental Health Awareness Month.

“I really am constantly trying to destigmatize the discourse around mental illness and mental health,” she says.

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Ryan adds that there are people in her life in their 40s and 50s who have just been diagnosed, but that she sees how having the proper support and tools has made all the difference.

“Seeing what intervention did, seeing what therapy and medication and an actual diagnosis did, how transformative it was for their life, really inspired me,” she tells PEOPLE. “This is [the] discourse I want to have.”

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