YouTube Star Jack Doherty Arrested โฃinโฃ Miamiโ Beach โfor โBlocking Traffic,โ Drug Possession
MIAMI BEACH,โ FL – Popular YouTuber Jack Doherty, โknown for his “daredevil” stunts and pranks, was arrested early Saturday morning in Miamiโข Beach after allegedly blocking traffic to film content for social media,โฃ police said. he faces multiple charges, โincluding possession ofโฃ amphetamine andโ marijuana,โ and also resisting an officer withoutโค violence.
According to arrest โขdocuments obtained โขby โCBS News Miami, officers wereโ conductingโค a โฃhigh-visibility detail โalong the 700 block ofโ Washington Avenue in theโค city’s Entertainment District around 3:12 โฃa.m. whenโฃ Doherty andโฃ aโ group entered the northboundโ lanes fromโฃ the sidewalk. Doherty then separated from the group and “attempted โto engage โคofficers to create videoโข content, positioning himself โฃin the โmiddle of the roadway with โฃpassing โvehicularโ trafficโฃ and creating a significant safety hazard.”
Police issued repeatedโ commands for Doherty to exit the โขroadway, โbut he โคrefused,โฃ even after โขmembers ofโ his group urged him โto comply. Officers warned him that continued refusal would leadโ to arrest. Doherty allegedlyโฃ responded by stating, “Once I’m done with this bet,” before continuing to obstructโข traffic. โHe was subsequently apprehended in the โmiddle of the road.
During a search, officers โfound “half of anโข orangeโค oval-shaped pillโค with 3 โฃimprinted on it, consistent with a Schedule II amphetamine, and also a black plastic container holding three hand-rolled suspected cannabis cigarettes weighingโข approximately โ4.0 grams combined,” โขarrest โdocuments state.
Aโ recordsโฃ check revealed no active warrants. Doherty was then taken to the Miami Beach Police holding facility for booking and an after-hours attorney wasโ contacted for chargingโ guidance.
The miami Beach Police Department released a statement emphasizing its โขcommitment to public safety. “The Miamiโข Beach Police Department remains steadfast in โขits commitmentโค to maintain public safety and order throughout the city-regardless of celebrityโ status,” โthe โagency โsaid. โค”The Departmentโข will continue โขto take proactiveโ enforcementโ action against behavior โขthat endangers residents, visitors, or officers and will โhold all individuals accountableโ under the law.”
Doherty’s โคtalent agency, Delka Talents, states on โits โคwebsite that he has over โ3.2 million YouTube subscribers and has โgarnered over 500 million views on the platform.โข Hisโข most-watched video, as โคof Marchโค 2018,โ has over 18 million views. He is known forโ filmingโค stunts and pranks โon his โคYouTube channel, @Jackdohertyy.
CBS News Miami hasโข reached out to Doherty’s representatives forโ comment.