NC TikTok star Brenay Kennard arrested and charged with cyberstalking
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- Brenay Kennard was charged with cyberstalking following a complaint in Durham.
- Akira Montague accused Kennard of online harassment and violating a restraining order.
- A prior lawsuit alleged Kennard had an affair with Montague’s husband using private info.
A North Carolina-based social-media influencer was charged with cyberstalking in Durham this week.
Brenay Kennard, who has over 3 million followers on TikTok, was arrested Tuesday after a complaint from Akira Montague of Durham.
Montague has an ongoing lawsuit against Kennard accusing her of alienation of affection and criminal conversation — that is, Kennard is accused of having an affair with Montague’s husband.
Kennard is a lifestyle content creator who posts “get ready with me” videos, cooking and makeup tutorials and food reviews known as mukbangs. She lives in Winterville, N.C.
She was released from custody after posting a $2,500 bond.
The cyberstalking charge
Kennard is accused of permitting an electronic device to be used “for the purposes of causing mental and emotional stress to the victim,” according to the arrest warrant. She posted messages on Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram, the warrant stated.
In seeking criminal charges, Montague wrote that Kennard harasses her online and shows up at locations “that do not pertain to her.”
“Kennard constantly mentions my name as well as posts my name and answers questions pertaining to my personal life and pending cases,” Montague wrote.
In a narrative accompanying Montague’s complaint, a Durham police officer reported being dispatched Sept. 4 to call Montague about an alleged violation of a restraining order she had against Kennard.
Kennard’s past history with Montague
In May 2024, Montague sued Kennard, accusing her of alienation of affection and criminal conversation.
Kennard’s husband, Devon Mayo, is a cousin of Montague’s husband, Timothy Montague, the complaint states. (Mayo filed for divorce from Kennard in March 2025, court documents show.) Kennard and Akira Montague became friends as a result.
Akira Montague regularly confided in Kennard about her marriage, and Kennard used the information from those conversations to “seduce” Montague’s husband, the complaint alleges.
Kennard started to make cooking videos with Timothy Montague without Akira Montague’s consent, the complaint alleges. Akira Montague allegedly became aware of her husband and Kennard’s sexual affair after discovering a video of the two in January 2024.
Kennard also allegedly posted photos of the Montagues’ children without Akira Montague’s consent, the complaint states. Akira Montague allegedly sent a cease and desist letter to Kennard to stop the death threats she said she and her children received.
As of Sept. 12, Kennard still has videos on her Instagram and TikTok pages she made with Timothy Montague.
Four days before Akira Montague sued Kennard, a warrant for Montague’s arrest was issued accusing her of communicating threats. Montague allegedly told Kennard “I will kill you,” “I will beat your [expletive]“ and “I know where you stay,” according to the warrant.
Montague agreed to a deferment of prosecution in December 2024 in exchange for 12 months of unsupervised probation. The agreement required her to complete anger management classes and to have no contact with Kennard.
This story was originally published September 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM with the headline "NC TikTok star Brenay Kennard arrested and charged with cyberstalking."
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