Nene Leakes’ eldest son, Bryson Bryant reportedly cannot be found while on probation.
Reports reveal that the reality star’s son avoided jail time after he was charged with felony drug possession and probation violation. Bryant took a plea deal in which he was sentenced to 12 months probation, 40 hours of community service, a $500 fine, and random drug tests.
However, his probation office said he has failed to appear in front of his probation officers at least twice. An affidavit was filed on August 14 and September 30 to report him missing his check-in.
The officer also tried to reach out to Bryant and checked jail rosters to see if he was picked up for something else, but it turned up nothing. A letter was also sent to his home. In May, he pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of Giving False Information to a Law Enforcement Officer.
In July 2023, he was arrested in Georgia and told police that he was his younger brother, Brentt Leakes. He also claimed that he was unaware that the Fentanyl was in his possession. Bryant was in jail until October of that year.
After his arrest, Nene Leakes talked about her son’s struggles in an interview. “He needs rehabilitation. He needs a lot of counseling. Like many families out there, I have family members that are struggling with drugs and certain addictions. He has an addiction,” she said.
She continued, “He’s been struggling with it for years. He’s been in rehab a couple of times and he still has come back out and relapsed. As a mom just to watch it, my hands are tied. [There’s] not much that I can do. For people who have had children or family members that have been on drugs, they know that they have to be ready. They have to simply be ready.”
Leakes added, “But I learned through counseling myself that he has to say, ‘I’m ready to go,’ not me making him go. So until Bryson is ready to make a change, [there’s] nothing I [can] do.”