Mark Balelo of ‘Storage Wars’ commits suicide

Mark Balelo of Storage Wars committed suicide last Monday, TMZ reports.

He was arrested for a drug-related offense on Saturday and was depressed. He was 40 years old. RIP

From WENN:

STORAGE WARS regular MARK BALELO has died in an apparent suicide.
The reality TV star’s body was found at his home Simi Valley, California on Monday (11Feb13), according to TMZ.com.

The gossip site reports that he was discovered in his car, which was parked and running in the garage.

Sources tell TMZ.com that Balelo was arrested for a drug-related offense on Saturday (09Feb13), but when he was released from jail, he called his fiancee extremely distraught and asked her to come to his house because he was afraid he might hurt himself.

An autopsy on the Storage Wars star will be conducted on Tuesday (12Feb13).

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