John Amos’ daughter, Shannon, is speaking up about the arrest of her brotherKelly “K.C” Amos, who has been accused of allegedly sending her death threats.
“My family and I continue to advocate and fight for the proper care of my father,” she said in a statement to PEOPLE. “I am pleased that Kelly is being held accountable for his actions which have put my father’s health at risk, and look forward to resolving this matter in private with the proper authorities.”
Shannon continued, “Despite false accusations and defamatory statements being made against me, I remain committed to ensuring that he receives the best medical care. John Amos may be known as ‘America’s Dad’, but for me, he is my father.”
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A rep for Shannon, a film producer, emphasized the animosity between the two was “not asibling rivalry.”
“The family and Shannon are all working together to get John the care he needs,” the rep added. “In fact, he actually told Shannon’s daughter that hedid not recall any of the statements he previously maderegarding this issue.”
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The filing stated that Shannon believed “the immediacy of the threat and the likelihood that it would be carried out” after K.C. allegedly sent her text messages with photos of firearms and gang affiliations which made her “fear for her life.”
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She claimed that her brother’s “terroristic threats” included a video of him shooting a handgun and alleged text messages with a photo of a firearm that read, “gonna sleep much better tonight big sis.”
Another message allegedly included a photo of a rifle that was captioned, “that big one can clean a turkey out from 3 football fields away,” per the filing.
Both K.C. and Shannon have made headlines after the 83-year-oldGood Timesactor claimed he was the victim of alleged “elderly abuse” at thehands of his daughter.
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“She would be the primary suspect — if you would,” John said from a hospital bed. “I don’t know if that’s the right term to use or not. But she’s the one that I would attribute my elderly abuse to. It’s definitely a case of elderly abuse.”
She later claimed that theRootsactor was “the victim of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation” and was working “with the Colorado Bureau of Investigations and local authorities, determined tobring the perpetrators to justice.”
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John eventuallydisputed her claims, responding that he was hospitalized due to “water retention and a couple of other issues — all of which have been corrected, or at least addressed.”
He also insisted that he was “very capable” and “very confident” in his medical team — but his main concern was his daughter, who he claimed had “taken advantage of me.”
“I am not in ICU, nor was I ever fighting for my life,” he assured PEOPLEin a statementat the time.
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“To all of my fans, I want you to know that I am doing well.” he continued. “First, I want the GoFundMe campaign about me to stop immediately and the funds subsequently returned to those who made donations. My son and I will reveal more information at the appropriate time.”
Representatives for John Amos and Kelly Amos did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
