DDG acquired caught up in a wild police response throughout a paintball livestream in SoCal after some troll referred to as in a pretend emergency claiming he was armed and threatening individuals.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division rolled up deep, weapons drawn, considering DDG was a risk. Seems it was a complete lie.
The entire thing went down whereas DDG was live-streaming—cops cuffed him on digital camera, solely to appreciate it was all pretend and let him go.
Now the detectives are digging to trace down whoever made the bogus name. A Sheriff’s spokesperson confirmed they’re actively engaged on the case and already filed a report for the phony emergency.
DDG’s supervisor and authorized rep, Dimitri Damage, informed TMZ Hip Hop, “The nameless caller fabricated a declare that DDG was armed and threatening individuals, which led to an pointless and closely armed police response to a peaceable paintball dwell stream occasion. This reckless and malicious act disrupted the match, precipitated pointless panic amongst attendees, and put everybody current — together with regulation enforcement — in hurt’s approach.”
He added, “DDG, who was there merely to take pleasure in and take part within the occasion, was deeply shaken by the incident. Having officers reply underneath the false perception that you’re armed is an extremely distressing and traumatizing expertise.”
Swatting isn’t new, however it’s getting far more frequent—and harmful.
In 2025 alone, colleges throughout the nation have been hit with pretend threats that ship cops scrambling. It’s gotten so dangerous that lawmakers are scrambling to go new legal guidelines to cease these items.
One dude, Alan Filion, acquired slapped with 4 years in federal jail earlier this 12 months for pulling off 375 pretend calls throughout the U.S. between 2022 and 2024, displaying simply how out of hand this pattern is getting.
Every swatting incident racks up an enormous invoice, too. Emergency companies spend round $ 100,000 per response, whereas school-related swatting prices over $82 million in 2023, and that quantity’s nonetheless climbing in 2025.
DDG’s staff says he’s cooperating with the investigation and authorities are doing what they will to convey the prankster to justice.
“We’re grateful that nobody was bodily harmed, however the emotional toll and the harm to the occasion’s environment have been important,” Damage stated.
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