Nearly three months after filing for divorce, Patrick Mendes has filed a new motion that adds significant detail, and one major update, to the story fans already know. According to Starcasm, Patrick’s attorneys filed the motion Wednesday, and it confirms something that wasn’t previously clear: the domestic battery charge against Thais Ramone from their May 22 arrest was ultimately dismissed.
That detail matters enormously for how the earlier bodycam footage should be understood. The arrest happened, the charge was filed, and months later, it did not result in a conviction.
What Patrick’s Motion Alleges About An Affair
The filing also introduces a new claim that wasn’t part of the public record before. Patrick alleges he learned Thais was having an extramarital affair on April 11, 2026. According to the motion, once Patrick found out, Thais asked him to move out of their shared home, having already told her “new romantic partner” that she and Patrick were separated and no longer living together.
It’s important to be precise about what this is: an allegation in Patrick’s legal filing, not an established fact. Thais has not been quoted responding to this specific claim in available reporting. This does connect to an earlier, much shakier version of the same suspicion. Patrick’s brother John brought this up a few months ago in family therapy. He said he heard it secondhand from Thais’s father, even though he doesn’t speak the language. Patrick’s motion is a more direct and specific claim, tied to a specific date, filed under legal signature. That is a meaningfully different level of claim than John’s translated hearsay, even though it remains, legally, still an allegation rather than a proven fact.
The Move-Out And The Knife Allegation
According to the motion, Patrick was reluctant to leave the home, but ultimately moved out on May 6 after Thais allegedly made threats toward him. Weeks later came the incident that led to her arrest.
“On May 22, 2026, the Parties got into an argument that led to Thais getting violent with Patrick,” the motion states. “During that incident, Thais grabbed a knife and threatened Patrick with it, all while holding their child. Patrick subsequently contacted law enforcement and Thais was arrested for Domestic Violence.”
That knife detail did not appear in the bodycam footage coverage that circulated earlier. Patrick’s motion also claims the couple’s nanny witnessed the incident. Given that the resulting charge, domestic battery as a first offense misdemeanor under Nevada law, was ultimately dismissed, this allegation should be read as Patrick’s account within a legal filing, not a confirmed version of events. Dismissed charges can reflect many outcomes, including insufficient evidence to prosecute, not necessarily that nothing happened.
The Custody Fight, And An Unexpected Agreement
Beyond the affair and arrest allegations, Patrick’s motion addresses the ongoing dispute over their 3-year-old daughter, Aleesi. He says they had a custody agreement, but Thais later changed her mind. This left them “without a stable parenting schedule.” He also accuses her of stopping good communication after hiring a lawyer.
“Patrick would never withhold Aleesi from Thais and has never done so in the past,” the motion states, adding that Patrick hopes Thais will comply with whatever custodial schedule the court ultimately sets. The filing goes further, asking the court to formally warn Thais that withholding Aleesi once an order is in place would be treated as “Parental Abduction.”
Patrick initially sought full legal and primary custody. Now, he asks for joint physical and legal custody. He believes this approach is best for his daughter. He also states that he and Thais can “absolutely cooperate adequately” to meet her needs. He’s requesting the current arrangement, Aleesi with him Wednesday through Sunday and with Thais Sunday through Wednesday, remain in place. Child support has not yet been determined pending financial disclosures from both sides, though Patrick is asking that Thais cover his attorney’s fees if she opposes what he considers reasonable requests.
The One Piece Of Actual Good News
Amid affair allegations, a dismissed criminal charge, and pointed legal language about parental abduction, the custody outcome both sides now appear to be moving toward is genuinely notable: joint custody, a maintained schedule, and Patrick’s own stated position that he and Thais can co-parent effectively.
No matter what happened between them, both parents are, at least officially, working to keep Aleesi’s life stable. That’s a more encouraging note than almost anything else in this filing, even if the road to it has been anything but simple.
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