‘It’s tough to watch as a mom’: Mary Cosby breaks silence on her son being arrested
He's accused of trying to climb through a dog door to break into a house
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary Cosby’s son, Robert Cosby Jr, was recently arrested on multiple charges including assault and trespassing.
According to TMZ, The arrest happened on Saturday September 6th, when local police responded to a domestic violence report.
Robert was reportedly accused of trying to climb through a dog door in order to break into his father in law’s home, before he allegedly assaulted someone on the front lawn.
The police ordered him to get on the ground, which he allegedly failed to do, however he did comply before he was arrested.
Robert Cosby was charged with criminal trespassing, assault, failure to stop at the command of law enforcement and three counts of violating a court order, per his booking record viewed by PEOPLE.
His mother, Mary Cosby recently opened up on his struggled with sobriety during a radio show with Dorinda Medley.
She admitted: “He’s doing as good as he can. It’s his journey. I told him, ‘If you don’t make your mind up, then this is all for nothing.’
“And if it just takes a made up mind to do and execute whatever you are trying to do, but you can’t do it if your mind’s not made up. And I can’t make it up for him. I can just only push him, encourage him and love him.”
The Salt Lake City star added that her son is “still on that road and it’s a hardcore road,” saying that “it’s tough to watch as a mom.”
She continued: “It’s hurtful to see his dad is most of the time devastated. But at the same time, I have hope and I believe in him. I know that his ability, I mean, I raised him, so I know he’s got all the tools and he’s got all the will, the willpower that he needs and the support. He just needs to make up his mind.”
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