Number 8 Damaury Mikula
In late October of 2021, a Florida TikTok star was arrested for provoking a police pursuit in
Pasco County. 18-year-old Damaury Mikula ran a red light and then deliberately performed a burnout,
at a stop sign, in front of a police car. He then sped off in his Dodge Challenger and engaged the
authorities in a 100-mile-per-hour chase. Mikula refused to stop, as instructed by the police,
and pulled over into a nearby residential neighborhood. He was later identified after being
tagged by one of the pursuing officers. Mikula was later arrested at his home and started boasting to
the authorities as he was being read his Miranda rights. Trooper W. Kelly of the Florida Highway
Patrol told a local media outlet that Mikula’s state of mind was that he could do whatever he
wanted because he was young, had a fast car and made a lot of money. The Florida Highway Patrol
towed away his Challenger and arrested Mikula on charges that included eluding police with
disregard of safety to persons or property, reckless driving and racing on a highway.
Number 7 Gabrielle Egan TikTok star and US military veteran Gabrielle
Egan was arrested in the summer of 2021, for a violent outburst at the Marquee Pool Club, in
Las Vegas. Aside from boasting a following of an estimated 3 million on the social media platform,
21-year-old Egan was known as the podcast cohost of MTV’s Teen Mom 2 alum Jenelle Evans. The trip
to Las Vegas was meant as a celebration of her three-year wedding anniversary. It’s unclear
what had prompted her disorderly behavior but Egan had begun screaming at other club patrons,
prompting security to approach her. She was asked to leave but refused to do so at which point
staff detained her for trespassing and contacted the authorities. A scuffle then ensued in which
Egan tried kicking a security guard between the legs. Fortunately, the man had read the situation
and managed to deflect the strike. When police arrived at the scene and placed Egan in handcuffs,
she attempted the same kick on an officer but hit his knee instead of the intended target.
The young woman struggled to break away, as law enforcement tried to contain her, and also struck
an officer in the nose with the back of her head during an attempted search. She then went limp,
forcing the authorities to carry her out to the cruiser, only to then start threatening them on
the way to jail. Egan was booked on two counts of battery and interference with a public officer.
Number 6 Jaden Hossler and Bryce Hall While on their way to a party, two of TikTok’s
biggest stars were arrested in Texas, in May of 2020, and held on drug charges. Jaden Hossler and
Bryce Hall, aged 19 and 20 respectively, were part of a collective known as the “Sway House”. They
lived with other young social media influencers at a luxury Bel Air residence where they all created
content together. Hossler and Hall were on a road trip from California to attend a party at
a rented Airbnb in Texas and were stopped by the authorities in Giddings. Their arrest subsequently
went viral on TikTok after an employee, working at a restaurant nearby, filmed it with her cellphone.
The clip also showed the TikTok stars and others in their posse entering the establishment. Hall
was given a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession. Hossler was also charged with
possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana but also with less than 400 grams possession
of a controlled substance in penalty group two, a second-degree felony. The authorities didn’t
disclose what the substance was but the category contains most stimulants and hallucinogens. Both
Hall and Hossler were later released on bail. Number 5 Ali Nasser Abulaban
In October of 2021, a TikTok influencer was arrested and charged with double homicide in
what was reported to have been a crime born out of jealousy. Under the username JinnKid,
Ali Nasser Abulaban, aged 29, had amassed nearly 1 million followers on the platform through comedy
skits and impressions, particularly that of Tony Montana from the 1983 gangster movie “Scarface”.
Abulaban and his wife, 28-year-old Ana, had been having troubles in their relationship. The woman
had been pushing for a divorce, after an alleged domestic violence incident, involving her husband,
which had occurred in front of their 5-year-old daughter. On October the 18th, Abulaban moved out
of their home in East Village, San Diego, but had secretly kept a key. He returned to the residence,
three days later, vandalized it, and installed a listening app on his daughter’s IPad.
It’s unknown why Ana didn’t immediately notify the police of the incident. Within a few hours,
Abulaban used the app to spy on his wife and heard her talking and laughing with another man.
Maddened by jealousy, Abulaban then went to the apartment and executed Ana as well as her friend,
identified as 29-year-old Rayburn Cardenas Barron. Both succumbed to gunshot wounds to the head.
Deputy District Attorney Taren Brast told the media that the handgun used in the double killing
was still in Abulaban’s possession as he went to pick his daughter up from school. The child was
in the TikToker’s vehicle when he was detained by the authorities on Interstate 805, after the
shooting. Abulaban’s maintained his innocence and a preliminary hearing was subsequently scheduled
for January the 5th of 2022. In the aftermath, his first cousin and close friend, Louis Marinari,
aged 23, offered some potential insight into the horrific double killing. He claimed that
Abulaban attempted to control his wife and had grown frustrated with her expanding social life.
Marinari also believed that the TikToker had been empowered by social media and may have
potentially gotten lost in his online persona, stating “I think fame created a monster”.
Number 4 Crystal Briscoe Crystal Briscoe, known to her TikTok following as
Coco, was arrested in 2021 following an online feud with two restaurants from Arlington,
Virginia. 39-year-old Briscoe had earned attention on TikTok through her candid
commentary on her dating experience in the D.C. area. Briscoe claimed that the feud with the two
establishments had started after she’d had been stood up at one of them. She told her followers
that a male bartender, whom she only identified as Nicholas, had talked to her and bought her drinks,
essentially making her evening better. Briscoe was then allegedly shown a group text chain
that led her to believe the encounter had been staged to mock and humiliate her. The group,
which included Nicholas, reportedly called her names, endorsed violence against her,
and even featured a clip of her biking home taken by a female bartender, Charlotte,
from a second restaurant. Briscoe alleged that she was the victim of an online harassment plot
and made unsubstantiated claims that the establishments endorsed and were complicit to
the two bartenders’ behavior. The feud resulted in Briscoe being served with a protective order
that prevented her from talking about Charlotte, whom she’d referred to as a stalker, or associated
matters on social media. Briscoe violated the order three days later by revealing the names
of the two restaurants, Rebellion on the Pike and The Celtic House Irish Pub & Restaurant,
which she hadn’t up to that point. In retaliation, the TikToker’s following began leaving a plethora
of negative reviews on Google and Yelp. When the police arrived at her home the following morning,
with another restraining order, she told them to wait outside and took the opportunity to
make another TikTok. With the officers at her door, she released more information about the
two bartenders. Charlotte and Nicholas, much like their workplaces, also felt the wrath of
Briscoe’s followers. By their account, they’d only talked about Briscoe to warn others that she was
a difficult customer. The TikToker was taken to jail for violating the order, but, according to
updates, the charges were dropped in September. Number 3 Marissa Cloutier
On August the 25th of 2021, Marissa Cloutier, also known as Digitalprincxss on social media,
was arrested for child neglect after neighbors found her 5-year-old son crying
alone outside her Florida home. In addition to being a popular Twitch streamer and TikToker,
24-year-old Cloutier also created adult content for various websites,
including OnlyFans. Officers were called to the residence at night and found the child
distressed but unharmed. He’d been left without any supervision, for at least an hour, in walking
distance of traffic, bodies of water and wildlife. Officers found Cloutier’s cellphone number on a
form and called her. She claimed to have only made a quick trip to a 7-Eleven for laundry detergent
after putting her child to sleep. The police didn’t find her story credible as she returned to
the home with a half-empty detergent bottle. She was wearing full makeup and a black mini dress,
an aspect that made officers doubt she’d simply taken a late night trip to the store.
Their suspicions proved accurate when, as she was being read her Miranda rights, Cloutier admitted
that she’d gone to see a friend 11 miles away. A sentence in the matter has yet to have been
pronounced. Cloutier, whose mugshot went viral, was heavily criticized on social media with a
number of users speculating that she’d abandoned her young son for an intimate rendezvous.
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Number 2 Haneen Hossam & Mawada al-Adham An Egyptian court sentenced two TikTok stars
to multiple years in prison, in June of 2021, following an arguably questionable charge of human
trafficking. Haneen Hossam and Mawada al-Adham, both in their early 20s, were sentenced to 10
and 6 years respectively. They’d previously been charged with violating family values through the
videos they’d posted on the social media platform. Hossam was first arrested in April of the previous
year after inviting her female followers to join another social media platform, called Likee, and
telling them they could earn money by broadcasting videos on it. A month later, Adham was also
accused of violating family values for TikToks in which she’d danced in fashionable clothes
and lip-synced to famous songs, something that prosecutors deemed indecent. The influencers were
sentenced to two years each and fined close to $20,000. They’d spent months in prison by the time
the family values charges were dropped on appeal. However, the human trafficking charges were
introduced instead with prosecutors arguing Hossam and Adham had been "using girls in acts contrary
to the principles and values of Egyptian society with the aim of gaining material benefits".
The pair’s lengthy convictions were part of a wider crackdown by Egyptian authorities on female
social media influencers. Human rights activists have condemned it as a violation of privacy,
freedom of expression and non-discrimination. Number 1 Naim Darrechi
In the summer of 2021, Spain’s biggest TikTok star came under fire and faced the possibility
of spending 12 years in prison following remarks made during a YouTube interview. 19-year-old
Naim Darrechi boasted during the conversation that he’d tricked partners into unprotected
intimate relations by telling them he’s sterile. The comments sparked
outrage from girls and women who pointed to the fact that Darrechi had essentially
admitted to criminal actions. As argued by Minister Irene Montero, the TikToker’s words
were particularly damaging, considering that his following on the platform was close to 27 million.
Under the legal system in effect at the time, Darrechi’s actions would’ve constituted abuse.
However, Spain had approved a draft bill for a new law, commonly known as the “Only Yes Is Yes” law,
which would essentially regard all forms of non-consensual intercourse as assault. If approved
and if Darrechi was to be convicted in accordance with it, he’d face a lengthy prison sentence.
The authorities launched an investigation into him while the TikToker has since
apologized for his comments on Instagram, admitting blame and claiming
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