Exclusive: MAGA Candidate Evicted from Home After Wife Asks Court for Emergency Order of Protection
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Teddy Daniels, a far-right Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, was removed from his home this week after his wife asked a court for emergency protections against abuse. This is at least the third relationship in which Daniels has been accused in court documents of mistreating a female partner.
In court documents obtained by Rolling Stone , Daniels’ wife accuses him of stalking her and being verbally abusive, as well as threatening her, their young child, and the family dog. Daniels’ wife initially received an “order granting emergency protection from abuse” to her and her child on Monday from the Wayne County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas. On Tuesday, those protections were extended via a separate order from the same court.
In handwritten notes from Daniels’ wife that the court included in its Tuesday order, Daniels’ wife alleges that her husband — whom the court lists at 6-foot-four and weighing 360 pounds — “grabbed me by the shirt” during an incident in August and “threatened to kill [our] family dog in front of children.”
“I am afraid of him and what he will do to me and our [child],” she writes.
After this piece was published, Daniels reached out via twitter: “Please include this in your dishonest hit piece: Anyone can walk into any courtroom to get a temporary PFA,” Daniels wrote.
The top of the “Meet Teddy Daniels” section of his campaign website features the candidate affectionately kissing a young child on the head. A subsequent photo shows him gazing at what may be the same child at a young age and describes Daniels as focused on spending time with his family.
As previously reported by Rolling Stone in February, in two earlier relationships with women, Daniels was accused of mistreatment. During a custody battle in 2013, an ex-wife of Daniels asked the district court of Maryland for an order of protection, citing alleged “domestic violence.” The petition also accused Daniels of harassing her at her workplace The order was not granted, and in other court documents, Daniels repeatedly suggested his motivation in his dealings with his ex-wife was to see his child.
In an earlier relationship, Daniels had sued a woman seeking visitation and custody of a child they’d had together. In1999, a lawyer for that woman accused Daniels of having previously “engaged in conduct which has been threatening” to the woman and made her feel “justifiably unsafe.” Despite that contention, the presiding officer granted Daniels visitation.
Daniels’ campaign pitch is heavily based on his service in the military and in law enforcement, and, above all, on his political alignment with Donald Trump. Daniels has met personally with Trump and boasted of being present at the U.S. Capitol with the pro-Trump protesters on January 6, 2021 as the former president’s election loss was being certified. Daniels also has actively promoted conspiracy theories about the last election and vowed that, if he wins this race, he will “revamp” Pennsylvania’s voting system “for when Trump runs in ‘24.”
The notes from his wife that accompanied Tuesday’s court order detail a disturbing domestic saga in which she lives in fear for her safety and the safety of her child.
According to Daniels’ wife’s written notes, state police came to their home after being called to do a wellness check. “After they left, Ted became very agitated about who called the State Troopers and accused my family of talking to Rolling Stone about his prior domestic violence,” Daniels’ wife wrote. “He falsely accused me of talking to Rolling Stone. He was verbally abusive and I called State Police.”
Daniels’ wife has never communicated in any way with this reporter and she did not respond to a request for comment. Rolling Stone is withholding her name as she is an alleged victim of domestic abuse. Rolling Stone obtained the court documents from a family friend of the couple, who asked that their name be withheld citing safety concerns.
According to Daniels’ wife’s notes, when the State Police returned to their home on Sunday, they suggested her husband leave the home overnight to “cool things down” and suggested she get a protection from abuse order. Rolling Stone reached out to the State Police in Homesdale, Pennsylvania on Sunday to confirm they had visited Daniels’ home. The officer who answered the phone declined to comment.
In her statement included in the court order, Daniels’ wife said he returned to their home at approximately six on Monday morning. “He asked if I was going to file a [protection from abuse order] and I started crying. I started to go to the courthouse and he tried not to let me go,” Daniels’ wife writes, adding, “Ted followed me to the courthouse and came into the courthouse.”
In her notes, Daniels’ wife makes alarming allegations about his prior conduct. “He stalks me at work, screaming at me, making me cry. He cursed at me continually and our son repeats it to me,” she writes. “He has constantly said he would throw myself and our son out of the house and, if he lost the campaign, I wouldn’t have a place to live in three weeks.” (Some punctuation has been added for clarity.)
In her statement, Daniels’ wife further alleges that he “curses at me and our son.” She also said Daniels’ has threatened the young boy by saying he would “kick his ass” and that he needs “an ass whooping.” She also claimed Daniels “gave alcohol” to a child he had with another woman when they were 12 years old.
Daniels’ wife also accused his campaign team of threatening her and trying to discourage her from going to court to request orders for protection from abuse. “Ted’s Campaign Manager has called me twelve (12) times to persuade me not to file this PFA. He has threatened to investigate who made wellness calls to the State Police unless I dropped the emergency PFA + didn’t file a temporary PFA,” she wrote.
The campaign manager was not identified in the document. Daniels’ campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Overall, Daniels’ wife described herself as terrified for herself, her young child, and even for Daniels.
“I am afraid of him and what he will do to me and our son. He [threatens] to kill himself,” she writes.
Daniels is running for lieutenant governor with the support of Doug Mastriano, a pro-Trump state legislator who has led most polls of the Republican primary field. Mastriano has extensive ties to the effort to overturn Trump’s loss and was subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack in February. In Pennsylvania, gubernatorial candidates and potential lieutenants do not run on the same ticket. However, Mastriano and Daniels are so closely associated that they have been described as running mates. Mastriano did not respond to requests for comment.
In February, when asked about his prior abuse allegations, Daniels sent Rolling Stone a short statement that described the past accusations as “FALSE, and MALICIOUS ALLEGATIONS.” Days after the article was published, he posted an angry, lengthy video rant on Facebook dismissing the story as a “smear piece.”
“Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome investigative journalism. You pulled public records. Like, does that impress me? You know, do you think that that’s investigative journalism? You pulled public records,” Daniels said, adding, “Rolling Stone, take your bullshit and shove it.”
The order for emergency protections, which documents the third relationship in which Daniels has been accused of abusive behavior, sets a court hearing for May 6.
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3 different women & the fuck is still walking around. Makes me sick.
The man obviously needs help. I am sure the left would rather see him get it and not get put in jail. They hate putting people in jail.
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My favorite show is Law and Order: SVU. I love it when they put an abuser in prison
Not a huge fan. I discovered NCIS about a year back. I think I am on season 11
I can see why you're not a fan
Actually I don't think you can.
Yeah...I can. The show is about empowering women and putting bad people in prison. And it's pretty liberal
If you think that is the reason then I was right, you can't and didn't. Nice try though, next time you might actually ask instead of assuming you know something about someone you know virtually nothing about other than some comments on the internet.
I've read enough of your comments to come to a reasonable conclusion.
A wrong conclusion so maybe the reasoning was not as good as you might think it is. Better luck next time.
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You see? This is what I keep saying. The gop is all hyped up about the gains they are counting on in the midterm elections, but their candidates are noxious!
From your article two allegations; but no facts to back them up so neither were granted. Think his current wife's lawyer hasn't informed her about these allegations? When the person has an R behind their name all the left needs is unsubstantiated allegations to convict.
Gonna lump this one in with the Depp/Heard trial. Bat shit crazy people find each other; and will forever continue to do so. They deserve each other.
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i can, on occasion be, but, prefer , ambiguity
You? Ambigous?
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