A former reality TV child star has been arrested with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for attacking someone at a Walmart in Nashville, Tennessee.
Police say 21-year-old Diamond Tankard, who was on the show Thicker Than Water, came into the store and began beating a woman.
Now, netizens are discussing her choice of weapon—a sock filled with rocks.
Highlights
- A former cast member of the 2013 reality TV series Thicker Than Water has been arrested for hitting someone at Walmart in Nashville with a sock filled with rocks.
- Diamond Tankard was arrested on aggravated assault charges.
- It’s not the first time Tankard has had a run-in with the law.
Diamond Tankard beat someone in a Walmart with a sock filled with rocks
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Police say Diamond Tankard walked into a Walmart on Hamilton Church Road on Friday, July 18th, carrying a sock filled with rocks.
According to police, the victim said she was using a self-checkout lane when Tankard came up from behind ger and grabbed her by the hair.
“Tankard also allegedly had a sock filled with rocks and used it to hit the victim,” a story on WSMV TV said.
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“After the attack, the victim told police that Tankard took her $1,500 iPhone 14 and her $900 Louis Vuitton handbag,” the story continued.
Police said the victim was left with a cut above her left eye on her forehead.
CCTV footage from the store was handed over to police, which confirmed the victim’s account.
Tankard was arrested and charged with theft of property and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Local media says she was released on a $25,000 bond.
Diamond Tankard has a history of arrests and charges, including attempted first-degree murder
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Last year she was charged with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly intentionally striking a woman with her vehicle.
Media reports from the time show that when Tankard was arrested for that incident, she was wearing an ankle monitor for yet another incident; an out-of-county domestic assault-related arrest.
For allegedly trying to run someone over in a car, Tankard was booked on a one million dollar bond.
Some people online say Diamond needs more guidance
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For netizens who remember the show, many were quick to offer prayers in support.
“Lord, you’re the only one who can turn this situation around. She is your child. Please help her!” one person wrote.
“She's in pain and she's projecting that's all, she needs guidance,” another person said.
Some netizens commented on the fact that Diamond was far from being considered a “star” and that the show was only on for three seasons.
Others, however, took the occasion to make a joke.
“What a horrible way to be de-feet-ed” someone wrote.
The Tankard’s show, Thicker Than Water was about how well-off the family was
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Tankard was only about 9 or 10 when the show first aired on Bravo.
The show chronicled the family of Ben Takard—an award winning gospel jazz composer and keyboardist, together with his wife Jewel and their blended family of children and grandchildren, and focused on the family’s wealth.
The show ran for three seasons from 2013-2016.
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Tankard’s story is a true “rags to riches” tale.
Having experienced poverty at a young age, as well as homelessness after an injury threatened his NBA career, Tankard seemed determined to never experience poverty again.
In many instances in the show, Ben said things like: “I’ve been poor, now I’m rich. Trust me, being rich is better.”
Diamond Tackard’s mother, Brooklyn Tankard, gave birth at a young age and had legal trouble
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On the show, we learn that Ben’s daughter, Brooklyn, got pregnant at a young age. Her daughter, Diamond Tackard, is Ben’s granddaughter.
According to an article in Urban Faith, an online publication covering Christian topics from an African American perspective, “Brooklyn attributes her teen pregnancy and legal troubles to her absent father.”
In 2009, Brooklyn was arrested for running an illegal brothel and strip club in Nashville.
Then, in 2014, Brooklyn was pulled over for a minor traffic violation. When police ran her license, an outstanding arrest warrant popped up for “failure to bring a child to school.”
The incident was tackled on the show, after her daughter Diamond had missed more than a dozen days of school with no note from any doctor.
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In an interview with Christian publication Path Magazine, Brooklyn said of Diamond: “What can I say? Diamond’s tardiness is simply a lack of time management on my part while trying to adjust to our new schedule.”
Now, her daughter Diamond has started her own criminal history.
Netizens react to news that former child reality TV star Diamond Tankard has been arrested, again
