ABC Los Angeles reports that police have arrested a 20-year-old man who threatened to shoot a pedestrian if he received enough retweets.
Twitter Threat Arrest: LAPD IDs suspect as Dakkari Mcanuff, 20. They recovered an air rifle at his residence in downtown L.A.
— Andrew Blankstein (@anblanx) March 13, 2014
Tweet arrest update: 20yr Dakkari Mcanuff booked for criminal threats, $50k bail, air rifle recovered at his residence in 700 blk of 9th St
— Julie Sone (@ABC7JulieSone) March 13, 2014
Here’s the photo Mcanuff posted that led to his arrest. Twitter has since suspended his account, @StillDMC.
Tweet arrest update: suspect's pic w/caption: "100 RT’s (Re-Tweets) and I’ll shoot someone walking.”
via @LAPDHQ pic.twitter.com/qSJXHHOjqR— Julie Sone (@ABC7JulieSone) March 13, 2014
A 20-yr-old in DTLA was arrested for tweeting "100 RTs and I'll shoot someone walking" + pics of an air rifle. Bet that kid's really bright.
— Eddie Kim (@eddiekimx) March 13, 2014
@NewsBreaker @hunterschwarz What a DUMBASS
— JT Patrick (@jtrier1) March 14, 2014