just don’t let them shoot me
Jason “Mayhem” Miller has been arrested after live-tweeting his standoff with a SWAT team at a house in Mission Viejo, California, just south of Los Angeles.
The standoff began at 10 a.m. Pacific time on October 9 and ended just after 2 p.m. as cops blew the locks off Mayhem’s front door and took him into custody.
Mayhem had a prolific career in MMA with the UFC, Strikeforce, WFA, WEC and DREAM. In July 2014, he told My Fox LA in an interview, that there was a strong possibility that he would return to MMA. In addition to his MMA career, he’s also hosted a show on MTV, and in 2013 was in the NBC reality show American Ninja Warrior
Here’s what you should know about Mayhem and his latest high-profile incident.
1. Miller Said He Wanted a ‘Peaceful Resolution’
i now see a literal Armored Personal Carrier pulling up. They tryna to murder me. I just want a peaceful solution.
He tweeted that police “tryna murder me. I just want a peaceful solution.” TV footage from the scene showed numerous police cruisers, a SWAT van, and an ambulance. KTLA reported that there was a crisis negotiator present.
I WISH YOU NO HARM. I respect the Police, but this is overkill, for something that would be settled with one piece of paperwork from OCBAIL
Miller previously invited the public to come to the standoff:
now the broke my window with some box with a phone in it, and AR-15s. THEY ARE TERRIFIED, and they have all the guns. Scaring my hotdog.
His last tweet in the standoff came at 1:47 Pacific time:
now the broke my window with some box with a phone in it, and AR-15s. THEY ARE TERRIFIED, and they have all the guns. Scaring my hotdog.
2. He’s Wanted on Domestic Violence Charges
ALL THIS because I wanted to help raise a young boy into a man, and his mama wenr off her meds, and an ambitious DA thinks mayhem is BAD.
Police were trying to arrest Miller in relation to a domestic violence charge, reports My Fox LA. Miller tweeted this about the allegations:
i have the proper paper work, at my office in @VaporLabsIrvine, i was due to go to court this morning, but the LFPD chase me all last night.
The Los Angeles Times reported that when police arrived at the house to arrest Miller, he ran in the home and refused to come out.
3. He Said on October 5 That ‘ODB from the Wu-Tang Clan’ Was in Control of His Twitter
Rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard died in 2004, but Mayhem nevertheless claimed last week that ODB was running his Twitter account. Miller tweeted during the standoff that the rapper was no longer in control:
ol dirty bastard is gone, it is mayhem miller now.
Before that tweet, Miller posted a link to the video for the song “Ghetto Superstar,” a single that ODB rapped on.
4. He Was Previously Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge
In August 2013, Miller was arrested on a domestic violence charge. While he was out on bail he was arrested on a separate domestic abuse charge. In that case he was accused of urinating on the victim.
5. Miller Was Once Found Naked in a Church, Days After Telling Dana White to Kill Himself
MAYHEM IS GOOD
In September 2012, Miller was found in a church, wearing only a robe, and was arrested. Just days previously he had told UFC President Dana White to “kill himself” in a Twitter post. Police were responding to a call of a burglary at the church. TMZ reported the church was trashed.
