Jack Doherty was arrested after a run-in with police in Miami Beach last weekend, facing charges including possession of a controlled substance, possession of 20 grams or less of marijuana, and resisting an officer without violence. The charges could result in up to seven years in prison for the infamous YouTube prankster.
After going viral with his “flipping” videos as a teen, Doherty has amassed a huge following over the last decade, known for his obnoxious public behavior. While filming content for his more than 15 million YouTube subscribers, he was parked in the middle of the street in Miami when local police requested him to move. That is when the trouble began.
In a video uploaded to TikTok, Doherty responded to the request by saying, “I challenge y’all to a duel,” as he played a gambling app on his phone. Repeated requests by the police were met with the same response, “After we duel, sir.” Fed-up officers placed Doherty under arrest, leading to a search that resulted in a string of charges.
In bodycam footage from Miami Beach Police, an officer searched Doherty’s pockets and found a pill before placing him in the back seat of a patrol car. While it isn’t clear what the pill was, the charges included possession of cannabis, a misdemeanor, as well as possession of a controlled substance, a felony. Another misdemeanor, resisting an officer without violence, was also charged.
“You think you’re funny?” a uniformed officer asked Doherty. “If you’re gonna be funny, get out of the fking street. I don’t know who the fk you think you are, bro,” the officer added. Doherty was reportedly booked into a Miami-Dade County facility just before 9 a.m., alleging that he was released after about 10 hours.
Doherty said in a subsequent video that he “waited in a cell for five hours” before getting fingerprint and mug shots. “Then I chilled in there for another five-plus hours, maybe more,” he explained. He was later released on $500 bond, according to Inside Edition, with an arraignment set for January.
