The mugshots are making the rounds again. In April 2026, police in Louisville arrested Matthew Blevins — the Unexpected dad who once got two best friends, both named Hailey, pregnant on national television — on charges of possessing a firearm and marijuana, according to reports. He was last known to be in custody. It was, by our count, the third time his name has surfaced in Louisville jail records since Season 3 ended.
Matthew’s story was the most combustible of the show’s early years. He met Hailey Tomlinson in late 2017, not long after he had been “locked up” as a minor — a detail he never explained on camera, according to reports. Their daughter, Kinsley Marie, was born on April 9, 2019. A week later, Matthew ended the relationship by text message so he could pursue Hailey’s best friend. Her name was Hailey Tilford.
Two Best Friends, Both Named Hailey
Matthew never apologized for how it happened. In a PopCulture.com exclusive preview, he defended the text-message breakup on camera: “At least I told her how I really felt and I don’t care if I did it over text or not.” Hailey 2 said he had texted her weeks before Kinsley was born, saying he wanted out because the relationship felt “toxic.”
The new couple confirmed at the Couples Tell All that Hailey 2 was pregnant with his baby. Their son, Levi Carter, was born on April 2, 2020. By then, according to reports, Matthew was long gone — and the two never got back together. In January 2020, the pair were feuding online, both accusing each other of cheating, and Hailey 2 obtained a protective order. As of early 2023, his co-parenting relationship with Hailey 1 “appears to be strained,” according to reports — a sharp contrast with where the show’s teen moms stand in 2026.
December 2022: The Robbery Arrest
The arrests started after the cameras left. Starcasm reported that Matthew was booked into a Louisville jail on December 28, 2022, facing a felony count of second-degree robbery and a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault. The news first surfaced in a Louisville mug shots Facebook group — and might have flown under the radar entirely, because his last name had been entered in the booking system as a single bracket character. He posted bond and was released on December 30.
By spring 2023, the docket listed just the single robbery charge — a Class C felony in Kentucky carrying five to ten years. According to TV Season & Spoilers, the court later found him guilty of robbery and allowed him to enter a pre-trial diversion program. It was the kind of outcome that lands a person on the show’s biggest courtroom dramas list.
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Matthew later went live on social media to call out TLC for paying him “peanuts” for his contract, arguing the network had benefited enormously from his cheating scandal while his own pay was meager. In the same live session, he claimed he had been helping his first baby mama financially. Fans split down the middle — many believed him, many did not.
April 2026: Arrested Again
Then came April 2026. According to TV Season & Spoilers, police arrested Matthew again — this time on charges of firearm possession and marijuana possession — and he was last known to be in custody as his mugshots circulated online. Neither of his exes released a statement. Starcasm had also reported another Louisville jail booking on April 1, 2024, which makes the 2026 arrest at least the third time his name has appeared in the city’s jail records since the show ended — a very different ending from where the Unexpected couples stand in 2026.
Seven years after Season 3, Matthew Blevins has two children, two exes who have both moved on in silence, and a record that keeps growing. So tell us: after three arrests and two burned bridges, is Matthew Blevins the one Unexpected dad the show should stop checking in on — or the one who needs someone to check in the most?
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