New information is coming to light in the police report detailing the passing of Garrison Brown. For the first time, we have a clearer image of where Kody was when Garrison passed away.
As we’ve seen on TLC’s Sister Wives, Kody Brown had been estranged from two of his sons with Janelle, Gabe and Garrison, for many years. While fans of the show hoped that that had changed prior to Garrison’s passing, it was confirmed that that wasn’t the case.
In the police report obtained by In Touch, Janelle noted in her interview that Garrison was estranged from his father at the time of his passing. And now, we have more insight into where Kody was immediately following the news.
Who Picked Up Kody After Janelle Arrived?
According to the report, after Janelle arrived at the scene, Gabe left to pick up Kody. This is obviously surprising news due to the multi-year estrangement between both Gabe and Garrison and Kody. Regardless, something occurred that caused their plans to change.
Because just a few minutes later, another unnamed family member went to assist Kody, and Gabe arrived back at the scene alone. It’s unclear at this time if Kody was ever at Garrison’s house following his passing, although it does not appear that he gave an interview to police like Janelle and Gabe did.
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Kody had been estranged from both Gabe and Garrison since the pandemic in 2020. Their rift began after Kody put strict quarantine guidelines in place that Gabe and Garrison could not follow due to the nature of their jobs.
Because the two were living with Janelle at the time, Kody requested that Janelle kick them out of her house so that he could still visit her. Janelle refused, stating that her kids came first, and viewers watched as their marriage devolved.
They ultimately announced their separation in 2022, and in present day, it appears that almost all of Janelle, Meri, and Christine’s children are in some level of estrangement from Kody. That being said, it has not been made clear yet if that is still the case after Garrison’s passing.
Has Kody Made a Statement About Garrison’s Passing?
Kody made a statement with Janelle about Garrison’s passing, but he has not been quoted in anything beyond that, and it’s unclear how involved he’s been with the family since the incident occurred earlier this week.
Alongside the separation between Kody and Janelle, Gabe and Garrison angered Kody when they called Robyn and got extremely angry with her for keeping their dad away from them.
Kody stated multiple times that if they ever wanted to reconcile, they’d have to apologize to both him and Robyn. According to an inside source who spoke to The Sun, Robyn is having a particularly difficult time accepting the devastating events that have occurred this week.
According to the source, Robyn is “the one who is actually really upset about it.” Given the state of her relationship with Garrison at the time of his passing, it’s only natural to think that she might have some regrets about where she left things with him.
And while many are requesting that Sister Wives gets taken off the air to allow the family time to grieve, it doesn’t appear that that’s going to be the case.
The Sun has confirmed that the Brown family is currently filming the aftermath of the tragic event for Season 19 of Sister Wives.
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