Who is Diamond Tankard? All about former TV star arrested on assault charges after attacking woman at Walmart

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Diamond Tankard, 21, was a cast member in Bravo's reality TV show, Thicker than Water: The Tankards, which ran for 4 seasons from 2013. Diamond is the daughter of Ben and Jewel Tankard.

The former reality TV star from Middle Tennessee was arrested at a Walmart on July 18 after she attacked another person with a sock filled with rocks. Officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department were called to 3035 Hamilton Church Road.

Upon arriving, officers spoke to the victim, who claimed that she was using a self-checkout system when the suspect, Diamond Tankard, appeared from behind and grabbed her by the hair. After attacking the victim, Tankard took her $1,500 iPhone and her $900 Louis Vuitton handbag.

As per the victim's grandmother, Tankard attacked her with a sock filled with rocks, and officers found a laceration above the victim's left eye, on her forehead. Walmart staff provided security footage, which proved the assault. Tankard was arrested and charged with theft of property and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She was bailed out on a $25,000 bond.


More about Diamond Tankard's arrest

Her recent altercation at the Nashville Walmart is not the first time Diamond Tankard has been arrested for assault. On November 29, 2024, on 10th Avenue North at Buchanan Street, Diamond Tankard mowed down a woman with a car.

As per Metro Nashville Police, a 30-year-old woman and her sister were in their car after leaving Minerva Avenue when Tankard allegedly walked up to the driver's side window to ask the victim's sister if she knew someone.

Tankard started a verbal argument before making it physical. As the 30-year-old got out of the car to break up the fight, Tankard then got into the car and drove off before turning around and hitting her at a high speed, causing critical injuries.

While Tankard left the scene, the police were able to track her since she had an ankle monitor from a domestic violence-related arrest.


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Edited by Deebakar