The police arrested Darren Watkins Jr., Aka Ishowspeed, a Youtuber and rapper from Ohio, on his live stream. He prank-called the police but was amused to see them on his door, although he had provided them with the wrong address.
He is well known for playing various games on his live streaming, including Fortnite, Nba 2K, Among Us, and many more. He started his channel back in 2016 and has eventually grown throughout time through his consistent hardship and funny videos.
Darren also makes reactions over famous footballers like Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Those were among his trending videos that took over the internet for some time.
Ishowspeed Got Arrested By Ohio Police While On Live Stream
Ishowspeed, Aka Darren Watkins Jr, was handcuffed by the Cincinnati police live on stream. The cops detained him in front of his viewers. His friend recorded him taken by the cops but was asked to put the camera down.
He looked amused seeing the officials on his doorsteps, although he told them the wrong address in his troll call. With over 10.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, he broke his Play station-4 on the live stream just before police arrived at his house.
It all started when he made a troll call asking police if he could light his video game on fire.
However, this could be the first time he has been apprehended. There was a rumor about his arrest in the past as well. But that time, it was just a hoax.
But this situation looks real, and the internet sensation seems to be in police custody. He usually used to play games on live streams and comment on some of the videos on the internet.
Ishowspeed Swatting Prank Call Leads To Prison Time
The police swatted Ishowspeed after he made a prank call saying he was having a problem breathing and was hurt.
Since he did it on the live stream in front of his viewers, a few hours later, he got swatted for the prank call. It seems the troll will result in his time in prison.
It all started when he was saying he would destroy his PS-4. He tried to ignite it inside his room, but the hard plastic cover did not catch fire. As a result, he called the police and asked them if he could burn his video game.
911 respondent, he could but in the safe area. So, the online streamer again tried lighting his PlayStation on fire, and as it ignited, he started screaming and trolled the police saying he was having a problem with breathing and was hurt. He asked them to come as soon as possible.
Then the official asked for his address, and he provided one. Later, after he hung up the call, he told his viewers it was the wrong address he had provided. Nevertheless, he kept on resuming his live for more than an hour.
The rapper has made no updates till now, so it seems he is actually under Cincinnati police custody.
Ishowspeed Aka Darren Watkins Jr Net Worth As A Youtuber And Rapper
Darren Watkins Jr., best known as Ishowspeed, is an American YouTuber and rapper. He has an estimated net worth of $500k to $1 million. He has over ten million subscribers on his channel, streams various games, and keeps chatting with his viewers for hours and hours.
He might be making good money out of his YouTube career with over a million views on each video. He also keeps promoting merchandise through his Instagram, with over 3.4 million followers.