Kyle Chrisley and his wife, Ashleigh, are suing Rutherford County and two sheriff deputies for $1.7 million over his aggravated assault arrest in September 2024.
In court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, attorneys for the Chrisleys claim the couple were “terrorized in their own home” the afternoon of Sept. 9, 2024, and then “punished for calling for help.”
According to the lawsuit, a “disgruntled mechanic, angry over a payment dispute, showed up uninvited, kicked at their doors, threatened violence, and used his car as a weapon by ramming their SUV and nearly running Kyle over in front of multiple neighbors.”
Kyle and the mechanic – who had done work on the Chrisleys’ car and was allegedly paid in full – got into a physical altercation outside their home in Tennessee over a mone