Real Housewives of New York star Luann de Lesseps, 52, is arrested and jailed in Florida for 'drunkenly attacking a firefighter, kicking a cop and violently resisting arrest'

  • Luann de Lesseps, 52, was arrested in Florida early Sunday morning
  • The mother-of-two was taken into custody at 1.25am by Palm Beach police 
  • She was charged with battery, disorderly intoxication, resisting a police officer with violence, corruption by threat of a public servant
  • An assistant state's attorney said the former model slammed a door and kicked at least one police officer 
  • 'I'm going to kill you all,' the state's attorney said De Lesseps told people prior to her arrest 
  • She was released on her own recognizance and is due in court on January 25
  • Later in the day, she released a statement and apologized 'to anyone I might have offended with my behavior' 

By Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com and Jose Lambiet In Palm Beach For Dailymail.com

Published: 09:31 EST, 24 December 2017 | Updated: 18:06 EST, 24 December 2017

Real Housewives of New York City star Luann de Lesseps, 52, was arrested in Florida early Sunday morning after reportedly threatening 'to kill you all.'

The mother-of-two was taken into custody at 1.25am by Palm Beach police. 'The Countess' was charged with battery, disorderly intoxication, resisting a police officer with violence and corruption by threat of a public servant. Four of the charges are felonies.

Bail for the Bravo TV star was set at $20,000. But de Lesseps was released on her own recognizance and is due in court on January 25.

An assistant state's attorney said the former model slammed a door and kicked at least one police officer, according to the Palm Beach Post.  

'I'm going to kill you all,' the state's attorney said de Lesseps told people prior to her arrest.

Judge Ted Booras is allowing de Lesseps to travel back to New York, since she has no prior criminal offenses. But he cautioned her not to ignore the charges against her. 'I don't think it would be that hard to find you,' he said.

Later Sunday afternoon, de Lesseps issued a statement and apologized for her behavior. 

'This was my first time in Palm Beach since my wedding, and being here brought up long-buried emotions,' de Lesseps said. 'I want to offer my sincere apologies to anyone I might have offended with my behavior. I am committed to transformative and hopeful 2018.' 

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Real Housewives of New York City star Luann De Lesseps, 52, was arrested in Florida early Sunday morning. The mother-of-two was taken into custody at 1.25am by Palm Beach police

Real Housewives of New York City star Luann De Lesseps, 52, was arrested in Florida early Sunday morning. The mother-of-two was taken into custody at 1.25am by Palm Beach police

'The Countess' was charged with battery on a firefighter, disorderly intoxication, resisting a police officer with violence, corruption by threat of a public servant. Four of the charges are felonies

'The Countess' was charged with battery on a firefighter, disorderly intoxication, resisting a police officer with violence, corruption by threat of a public servant. Four of the charges are felonies

Her ex-husband, Tom D'Agostino (above together in 2017), who is currently in Palm Beach for Christmas with his family and will be joined by his girlfriend Anna Rothschild next week, has no comment on her arrest

Her ex-husband, Tom D'Agostino (above together in 2017), who is currently in Palm Beach for Christmas with his family and will be joined by his girlfriend Anna Rothschild next week, has no comment on her arrest

Rothschild (right), who used to be friends with de Lesseps and appeared on the Bravo TV show, told DailyMail.com: 'I think it's so sad when you think of where Luann was last year at this time, and now she's stooped to this. 'There is a reason Tom walked away from their marriage.'

Rothschild (right), who used to be friends with de Lesseps and appeared on the Bravo TV show, told DailyMail.com: 'I think it's so sad when you think of where Luann was last year at this time, and now she's stooped to this. 'There is a reason Tom walked away from their marriage.'

Hours before being taken into custody, she posted a short clip on her Instagram story showing her longtime friend and former model, Julie Olsen, picking out dresses from a closet. After being released, de Lesseps reportedly went to her brother's house in nearby Jupiter. 

A few of her cast-mates on Real Housewives of New York have tried to contact her, but claim her phone is off and going to voicemail, a source told DailyMail.com. 

Her ex-husband, Tom D'Agostino, who is currently in Palm Beach for Christmas with his family and will be joined by his girlfriend Anna Rothschild next week, has no comment on her arrest. He was spotted out on Saturday night in Palm Beach. 

A source close to D'Agostino told DailyMail.com: 'Tom left her for this reason, because she was so violent. 

'She used to punch, kick and scratch him. And in public. It doesn't surprise me, especially when she drinks. 

'And boy does she like to drink. She clearly has a problem.' 

D'Agostino and de Lesseps got hitched in a lavish ceremony on December 31, 2016 in Palm Beach, Florida. But the couple announced in August they were divorcing after he reportedly continued his flirtatious ways with other women.

In announcing their breakup, de Lesseps tweeted at the time: 'It's with great sadness that Tom & I agreed to divorce. 

'We care for each other very much, hope you respect our privacy during this sad time!'

Judge Ted Booras is allowing de Lesseps to travel back to New York. The circumstances of de Lesseps' arrest late Saturday in Palm Beach were not immediately available in court records. She is pictured above when she drunkenly fell over in Mexico during Season 9 of the show 

Judge Ted Booras is allowing de Lesseps to travel back to New York. The circumstances of de Lesseps' arrest late Saturday in Palm Beach were not immediately available in court records. She is pictured above when she drunkenly fell over in Mexico during Season 9 of the show 

D'Agostino and de Lesseps (above in April) got hitched in a lavish ceremony on December 31, 2016 in Florida. But the couple announced in August they were divorcing after Tom apparently continued his flirtatious ways with other women

D'Agostino and de Lesseps (above in April) got hitched in a lavish ceremony on December 31, 2016 in Florida. But the couple announced in August they were divorcing after Tom apparently continued his flirtatious ways with other women

Rothschild was spotted riding in a car with D'Agostino in the Hamptons shortly after his divorce from de Lesseps was announced in August (above)

Rothschild was spotted riding in a car with D'Agostino in the Hamptons shortly after his divorce from de Lesseps was announced in August (above)

De Lesseps is also the former wife of Count Alexandre de Lesseps and retained the French royal title after their 2009 divorce following his alleged affair with Ethiopian Princess Kemeria Abajobir Abajifar.  

The reality star, who is the mother to son Noel, 21, and daughter Victoria, 22, with her first husband, famously had to give up her Countess title to marry D'Agostino in 2016. 

Rothschild, who used to be friends with de Lesseps and appeared on the hit Bravo reality TV show, told DailyMail.com: 'I think it's so sad when you think of where Luann was last year at this time, and now she's stooped to this.

'There is a reason Tom walked away from their marriage.' 

Another source told DailyMail.com: 'People who truly know Luann have seen this side of her. 

'This sheds some light on what was happening behind the scenes in Tom and Luann's marriage. This is the true Luann and not a onetime thing.' 

In July, de Lesseps, who also had a brief singing career with the single 'Money Can't Buy You Class,' was accused of slapping D'Agostino in the face at a restaurant.

But the Real Housewives of New York star who was born in Connecticut told Andy Cohen that the accusations were not true.

De Lesseps is also the former wife of Count Alexandre de Lesseps (above together in 2007) and retained the French royal title after their 2009 divorce following his alleged affair with Ethiopian Princess Kemeria Abajobir Abajifar.

De Lesseps is also the former wife of Count Alexandre de Lesseps (above together in 2007) and retained the French royal title after their 2009 divorce following his alleged affair with Ethiopian Princess Kemeria Abajobir Abajifar.

The reality star, who is the mother to son Noel, 21, and daughter Victoria, 22 (above together), with her first husband, famously had to give up her Countess title to marry D'Agostino in 2016.

The reality star, who is the mother to son Noel, 21, and daughter Victoria, 22 (above together), with her first husband, famously had to give up her Countess title to marry D'Agostino in 2016.

'I did not slap him. We have a very passionate love affair going. We never go to bed angry but when we do, when we wake up, we make up. That's the best part,' she insisted at the time.  

De Lesseps relationship with D'Agostino was featured on RHONY over the course of several seasons.

They were on and off so frequently that fellow Housewife Bethenny Frankel pleaded with Luann not to tie the knot with him before their New Year's Eve wedding.

While filming for RHONY, Frankel had shown de Lesseps photos of D'Agostino kissing another woman while the castmates were in Florida for vacation. 

De Lesseps confronted him about the issue and he apologized for his mistake and the two reconciled.

But his behavior still didn't change.

'I got to a certain point where you just get, I got totally fed up,' she told Wendy Williams in October.

'I just couldn't do it anymore...I was unhappy and I think he was unhappy too.' 

Of her divorce, which was finalized in September, de Lesseps said that despite the heartbreak, she's moving on from the short-lived marriage that fell apart in just seven months.

Luann (far left) has been a cast member on Real Housewives of New York since 2008

Luann (far left) has been a cast member on Real Housewives of New York since 2008

After her divorce was finalized, she said: 'I don't live with regrets. She acknowledged that she had had 'blinders on' when it came to her relationship with D'Agostino

After her divorce was finalized, she said: 'I don't live with regrets. She acknowledged that she had had 'blinders on' when it came to her relationship with D'Agostino

'I don't live with regrets,' the 52-year-old said. 

The reality star acknowledged that she had had 'blinders on' when it came to the relationship but had fallen hard for the 50-year-old businessman.  

'We got engaged after three months and then we got married a year after, so I thought, plenty of time, because I got married two weeks after I met my first husband and it lasted 17 years, so I thought, you know this is how it works,' she told the daytime chat show host.  

The 'last straw', she said, was when the press and her friends kept showing photos of D'Agostino out at bars after she'd asked him to stop doing that.

'He's 50 years old, he never asked anyone to marry him, so I thought I was different. I know he loved me. That's not the issue and I know he went into it just like I did with a big heart and a lot of love,' she said.

'And then he just couldn't give up his bachelor lifestyle. And that didn't work for me.' 

Bravo TV has yet to comment on de Lesseps arrest. She has also not commented.  

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