Season six star of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? Angela Deem is quite the troublemaker on the show, but the Georgia resident found herself in some real trouble during a night out in 2018. In that year, Angela debuted on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season two with Nigerian husband Michael Ilesanmi, making her arrest and subsequent mug-shot an even bigger shock for TLC viewers. More importantly, Angela called herself single in the booking report despite being engaged to Michael on 90 Day Fiancé, which also raised eyebrows among the show's fans.
While Angela is now the topic of many discussions thanks to her 100-pound weight loss, back then, the meemaw was showing her over-the-top antics both on-screen and off-screen. 90 Day Fiancé fans discovered Angela had a reality TV past after appearing on Trisha and Maury. On September 2, 2018, news broke of Angela allegedly drinking and driving. Then 52, Angela was reported to have split from Michael as news articles hinted at the nursing assistant having found a new man. The Facebook post from Angela’s page showed her in a car with friends saying she was “Kerrigan bound” and it also featured the mystery man.
As per People, 90 Day Fiancé star Angela was arrested in Montgomery County, Georgia, and was charged with “driving under the influence (refusal), speeding and driving without a license on person.” The article mentions Angela was “driving 60 mph - above the 35 mph speed limit” when she was pulled over. It appears it was also a cigarette that landed Angela in more hot water back then. The officer mentioned in his report that “the driver lit a cigarette before I made it to the driver window.” Additionally, according to SoapDirt, when asked about “a strong alcohol odor coming from inside the vehicle,” Angela, who didn’t have her license on her, apparently pointed out it was the same mystery man who was the backseat passenger.
The man was also supposedly the owner of the vehicle, the article notes. The 90 Day Fiancé star assured the officer that it had been two hours since she consumed a drink. But when Angela agreed to a field sobriety test, an “Alco-Senser II device detected alcohol,” leading to the arrest. Angela apparently refused to take the Breathalyzer test and is said to have called the officer racist while saying she feared for her life. These events are said to have taken place at around 2 am, and the 90 Day Fiancé celeb wasn’t released until 3 pm the next day after posting a cash bond.
In the same year, Angela’s 90 Day Fiancé co-star Jorge Nava was also arrested in Arizona after being found with 293 pounds of marijuana in his truck. Anfisa Arkhipchenko’s ex-husband was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, after which Jorge was given an early release in May 2020. Meanwhile, another of Angela’s acquaintances from 90 Day Fiancé called Douglas Wooten was also arrested in January 2021. The man is better known to fans as “DJ Doug,” who appeared alongside Angela as an event coordinator at a wedding venue Angela had shortlisted. One of Angela’s two daughters, Scottie Deem, has also stayed away from 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? after being convicted of child molestation, among other charges, and serving 15 months in prison.