Key Takeaways
- Rumors of Casey’s arrest spread after a viral TikTok video with a misleading caption.
- Commenters quickly debunked the false claim, clarifying it wasn’t Ron DeSantis’ wife who was arrested.
- Ron’s wife, Casey, had a successful career in journalism and television before becoming Florida’s First Lady.
American politician Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, who is the First Lady of Florida, was not arrested. But the woman who was arrested was a random resident of Jupiter, Florida.
The rumors about Ron’s wife being arrested started after videos with the caption “SHOCK!!! GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS’ WIFE IS COMPLETELY ARRESTED” went viral on TikTok.
@policehanam911 I never get tired of seeing people daring the cops to arrest them then suddenly upset when they do #cops #police #office #fyp ♬ nhạc nền – policeHanam911
In response to the video, someone wrote:
Not his wife Casey.
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Another person wrote:
Why does TikTok let these things be put up when they’re not true
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The third user added:
Definitely not his wife, stop the misinformation! Also Ron desantis is a piece of sh, so I’d love for this to be true. It’s not
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The woman actually arrested was not Casey DeSantis but a woman named Carol, who works at a restaurant and is currently battling cancer.
Commenters labeled Carol as a “horrible person.”
From the same video, a comment from one user reads:
Actually felt sorry for her with the cancer, but she’s a horrible person
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Another user wrote:
The officers are doing the job, politely. She is incredibly rude. Private places can remove disorderly customers.
Via TikTok
@policehanam911 The fact that she thinks her arrest is important enough to go in the history books REALLY screams entitlement #cops #police #office #fyp ♬ nhạc nền – policeHanam911
Despite the rumors of Casey DeSantis’s arrest, she is currently living happily with her husband, Ron DeSantis, and their three children: Madison, Mamie, and Mason.
Inside the Life of Ron DeSantis Wife, Casey DeSantis
Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, previously served as a journalist and television host.
Casey, whose birth name goes by Jill Casey Black, was born on June 26, 1980, in Columbus, Ohio, as the second child to her parents, Robert Black and Jeanne Caponigro.
She graduated from Troy High School in 1999 and earned a Bachelor’s in economics with a French minor from the College of Charleston.
Casey began her early career hosting programs on the Golf Channel, including “On The Tee” and “PGA Tour Today.”
She then worked as a news anchor and reporter at WJXT in Jacksonville, Florida, covering various roles such as morning anchor and police reporter.
In 2014, she co-created and moderated “The Chat,” a talk show on Jacksonville’s WTLV and WJXX.
She also hosted “First Coast Living” and produced the Emmy-winning documentary “Champion, The JT Townsend Story.“
Casey DeSantis became First Lady of Florida on January 8, 2019.
She launched the First Lady’s Medal for Courage and led initiatives on mental health, hurricane recovery, and environmental issues like red tide.
She also chaired the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet and addressed pandemic-related mental health challenges.
In 2023, she was named “Stateswoman of the Year” by the Republican Party of Sarasota.
DeSantis is also an advisor to her husband’s 2024 presidential campaign.
Recently, in September 2024, she promoted Hope Florida’s program, designed to help at-risk youth transition from the juvenile justice system.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- On September 14, 1978, Ronald DeSantis was born in Jacksonville, Florida, to his parents, Karen (Rogers) DeSantis and Ronald Daniel DeSantis.
- He graduated from Dunedin High School in 1997, earned a B.A. in history, magna cum laude, from Yale University in 2001, and received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2005.
- Ron and Casey married on September 26, 2009.
