A preferred YouTube streamer posted on social media that he “nearly [died] right this moment” after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division deputies drew their weapons on him and briefly detained him Sunday afternoon in what he stated seems to be a swatting incident.
Rapper DDG posted on a YouTube video that he was at a paintball event in Castaic when police surrounded him and different contributors.
“I circled and there’s like six police automobiles and I’m like, ‘OK, what’s going to occur?’” he stated within the put up.
DDG stated he anticipated legislation enforcement would inform him of what was occurring. As a substitute, he stated, he was detained with out a proof.
Video on social media reveals DDG being searched and being walked to and positioned inside a sheriff’s automobile simply earlier than 6 p.m.
“Bro, he pulled up. Ain’t no ‘what’s up,’ ain’t no nothing, ain’t no, ‘dude, we acquired a name.’ Nothing,” DDG stated.
He then mimicked the pointing of a gun and stated police yelled at him, “Arms within the air!”
DDG stated that he had “simply acquired finished smoking … so, you’ve acquired to suppose what’s going by means of my psychological, bro.”
He didn’t elaborate on what he was smoking however added, “I’m considering to myself the entire time, ‘is that this actual?”
A number of calls to the Sheriff’s Division’s Santa Clarita station went unanswered. The division’s primary media relations workplace stated it had no details about the incident.
As he sat at the back of the sheriff’s automobile, DDG stated, he instructed deputies he believed he was being swatted, which happens when a false report of against the law or emergency is made to impress an aggressive legislation enforcement response.
Probably the most excessive examples of swatting have concerned responses from Particular Weapons and Ways, or SWAT, groups.
Whereas sitting within the sheriff’s automobile, DDG stated, he learn details about the potential swatting name on an open sheriff’s laptop computer. He believed somebody offered the Sheriff’s Division with an outline of the precise kind of automotive he drove. He added that whoever known as within the grievance stated that the rapper was armed and was going to harm himself and others.
DDG stated he was held for 20 minutes earlier than being launched.
“Get pleasure from life, life life like there’s no tomorrow,” he stated on his stream, “since you by no means know.”
