Dayjia Blackwell -- known online as 'Meatball' -- will head to trial after she was arrested while livestreaming looting in Philly last year.
Dayjia Blackwell -- known online as 'Meatball' -- will head to trial on burglary, riot, criminal trespass and related offences after she was arrested while livestreaming looting in SeptemberThe online influencer Dayjia Blackwell, 22 -- better known to her fans as"Meatball" -- will be held for court on charges following her Sept. 26 arrest after
she shared online videos that showed her walking with crowds as they looted stores in different parts of the cityIn a statement from the Philadelphia District Attorney's office, officials said that Blackwell was charged for her alleged role in multiple incidents of property destruction, burglary, and theft from businesses in seven different locations throughout the city on the evening of Sept. 26.
As city officials worked to get citywide looting under control, then mayor Jim Kenney blamed Blackwell for the incidents that followed the protest, saying she encouraged her online followers to engage in illegal activities. " livestreaming the whole thing, wound up with 12,000 followers and created, basically incited, the riot," the mayor said at that time.Philadelphia
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