Below Deck's Kate Chastain was arrested after an altercation with her girlfriend Ro Hernandez. Find out what happened with this couple afterward.

If you were a Bravo aficionado in the mid-2010s, you might have started watching Below Deck years ago. This in-depth reality show chronicles the lives of a megayacht's crew members and first aired in 2013. Not that the show is gone and forgotten. Below Deck season 7 premiered on Bravo in October 2019, with whispers of a season 8 on the horizon.

Among the most recent Valor crew members is head stewardess Kate Chastain. She is back on the open waters and she's secured herself a deal with the network, for a completely new show of her own. Chastain is remembered for more than her wine pouring skills and her ability to fold a fitted sheet on the popular yachting reality show.

Fans of seasons 4 and 5 might remember the news concerning Kate and her then-girlfriend, Ro Hernandez. Kate was arrested in June 2016 for assaulting Hernandez. It was a case of domestic abuse according to Radar: “Ms. Chastain went into a fit of rage and physically attacked Ms. Hernandez and tried to steal her phone [...] [and Hernandez] [...] was bitten on the forearm, inner bicep and leg. She was also held down [...] Ms. Hernandez also advised that she felt her airway close during the incident. [Hernandez also reported that Chastain] sat on top of her and lit a cigarette and continued to verbally abuse her [before] putting her knee on her head and pulling her hair.” Chastain was arrested at the home the couple shared in Melbourne, Florida that summer. The altercation began when Chastain tried kicking Hernandez out of their home and threatened to change the locks. When Hernandez refused to comply, Chastain attacked, and shortly afterward, police were called to the scene. After litigation, the charges were eventually dropped. Though Chastain from the nautical reality show maintained her innocence, she and Hernandez parted ways following the incident.

Two years later in 2018, Chastain opened up about that period of her life. In an interview with People, Kate talks about how the incident made her "value her privacy." In an interview in October of that year, Chastain sat down with People to talk about her return to the dating scene. “Fortunately that’s all gone away," Chastain says, "but I’m a little more cautious about who I date because people can appear one way and then be totally different.”As of that People interview, her dating life hadn't exactly been on the right track, but she remained hopeful.

Fast-forward to 2020, and Chastain once again finds herself once again on the crew of the Valor, acting as its head stewardess. With very few details about the show's eighth season made available to the public, it's possible that she will remain a staple cast member of Below Deck going into its next season. That, and according to TV Show Ace, Chastain managed to snag a brand new show for the network, starting this year, in collaboration with Andy Cohen. Below Deck fans are always keeping an eye on Kate Chastain.

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