On July 12, 2023, Ryan was arrested and charged with domestic assault. According to Scoop Nashville, the pair argued before an intoxicated Ryan reportedly hit his social media influencer girlfriend.

She said Ryan tossed her clothes around the house before chucking a piece of frozen candy at her. He then launched a glass bottle at McKinli, which shattered across her buttocks and caused bleeding. She ran outside and called 911, but a few seconds later, Ryan grabbed her phone and disconnected the call.

Thankfully, officers responded to the call — but Ryan pulled McKinli into the bushes, where they successfully hid from the authorities. Once they left the area, Ryan took McKinli back into the house and pushed her into a room. He forced her text her family and tell them she was OK, as she previously messaged for help.

Ryan then made McKinli change out of her bloody clothing, but she found a moment to escape out the front door. He chased her as she screamed for help; luckily, the nearby officers heard the screaming and found Ryan holding McKinli as she struggled to break free. The police separated them before Ryan was taken into custody.

Since then, Ryan was found guilty of a lesser charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

As for McKinli, she's been slowly opening up about the abuse. On Aug. 2, 2023, she posted a TikTok video with a text overlay that reads, "I was supposed to move to Nashville with my boyfriend two weeks ago... but now I'm moving into my OWN house and about to live my BEST life without him."

On Aug. 29, 2023, a teary-eyed McKinli took to TikTok and addressed her followers: "The first sign that you see, leave. It's not gonna get better. It's gonna get worse. Don't do it, just leave," she explained.

"If someone isn't treating you how you should be treated, leave. ... If you're someone like me [who], instead of thinking why you're accepting that behavior, you try to figure out what's wrong with him," she continued. "Like, 'Why did you do that to me? Let's figure out how to fix you.' That's not OK."

McKinli concluded, "Life is so short, why would you waste it on someone [who's] treating you like that? You know you deserve better. You're gonna try and teach him how to treat you? No."