YouTube prankster Jack Doherty was taken into custody Saturday on drug-related charges in Miami Beach, Florida, after reportedly trafficking traffic to record social media content.
Local 10 News says that the 22-year-old was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center shortly after 8:45 a.m.
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Doherty faced charges of possessing a controlled substance, possessing marijuana, and resisting an officer without violence. He is suspected of carrying amphetamine, a stimulant used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy, as well as less than 20 grams of marijuana.
“The Miami Beach Police Department remains steadfast in its commitment to maintain public safety and order throughout the city—regardless of celebrity status,” the agency said, according to CBS News. “The Department will continue to take proactive enforcement action against behavior that endangers residents, visitors, or officers and will hold all individuals accountable under the law.”
According to arrest documents obtained by CBS News Miami, police officers stopped Doherty in the Entertainment District at 3:12 a.m. when he entered traffic to create video content.
He allegedly defied several officer commands and warnings of potential arrest, even as his group begged him to cooperate, saying officers, ‘Once I’m done with this bet.'”
Doherty was arrested for obstructing traffic, and during the search, officers discovered “half of an orange oval-shaped pill with 3 imprinted on it, consistent with a Schedule II amphetamine, as well as a black plastic container holding three hand-rolled suspected cannabis cigarettes weighing approximately 4.0 grams combined,” according to documents.
A TikTok video of Doherty being detained by officers shows the influencer shouting with authorities. Standing face to face, one cop said to Doherty, “I don’t know who the f*** you think you are, bro.”
Doherty spent hours livestreaming on the Parti app, sharing footage of a yacht party, before being arrested.
His bond was set at $3,500. It’s unknown whether he has an attorney.
Doherty sprang to prominence in 2017 after posting viral videos of himself flipping objects and other malicious pranks and stunts, which earned him over 15 million YouTube subscribers, 10 million TikTok followers, and 3 million Instagram followers.
