Overview
- Phypers, 53, was arrested Oct. 17 outside a Los Angeles courthouse during proceedings on Denise Richards’ restraining order.
- An eight-page complaint filed Oct. 16 in Van Nuys charges two counts of injuring a spouse and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.
- Court records cite three alleged assaults on Jan. 17, 2022, and a fourth incident on May 3, 2022.
- He posted the $200,000 bond and was released from the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station the same night.
- Phypers and his attorney deny the allegations, claim he was unaware of the warrant and was not interviewed by police, while Richards’ filings and witnesses describe repeated abuse and the restraining order remains extended.