- Dajiya Blackwell has been sentenced to five years probation
A Philadelphia influencer, who livestreamed a looting spree within the metropolis final 12 months, has been sentence to 5 years of probation and over 100 hours of neighborhood service, however avoids jail.
Dajiya Blackwell, often known as Meatball on social media, 22, was charged with housebreaking, conspiracy, prison trespass, riot, prison mischief, prison use of communication facility, receipt of stolen property and disorderly conduct after a widespread looting in Philadelphia in October.
The looting had began after a choose dismissed all costs towards a former police officer who shot and killed Eddie Irizarry – a 27-year-old man who had been pulled over for ‘driving erratically’.
Blackwell had livestreamed the looting and requested her Instagram followers to affix her as she ran by way of the road.
Blackwell will full 150 hour of neighborhood service, pay a $10,000 and serve her probation as a part of her sentencing.
Mugshot of Dayjia Blackwell, who was arrested in October for participating in a looting in Philadelphia and inspiring her Instagram followers to affix. She has now been sentenced to 5 years of probation and over 100 hours of neighborhood service, however has prevented jail
The influencer, who has near 100,000 followers on Instagram, took to social media to have a good time her sentencing.
In a single clip, she is seen smiling and laughing as she says: ‘By no means coming again to this place once more!’.
She additionally shared an anecdote about her court docket look, through which she stated the choose requested her what the writing on her necklace learn.
‘Baddies’, Blackwell responded, however then laughed and stated ‘we have to change that and make it say “goodies” okay?’.
In a separate slide, she stated: ‘I simply wish to take the day out to say due to my lawyer and my supporters…if it wasn’t for y’all, I would in all probability be gone’.
Within the warmth of the riot, Blackwell turned to her 181,000 Instagram followers and filmed a mob as they looted every identify model retailer, earlier than transferring on to a liquor retailer the place she herself boasted about grabbing a bottle of Hennessy
Pictured: Blackwell will get arrested after being discovered by cops in the course of the October 2023 looting in Philadelphia
Jessica Mann, Blackwell’s lawyer, defended her shopper and stated the choice to livestream was ‘nothing greater than capturing the uncooked actuality of public outrage’
Following her arrest in October, Blackwell – who was launched on a $25,000 bail – had overtly begged her followers to pay for a lawyer and urged individuals to purchase clothes and hats from her model.
Her lawyer, Jessica Mann, slammed the backlash Blackwell acquired, writing on social media: ‘It sickens me to witness the media’s complicity in what can solely be described as an all-out assault on black and brown individuals, as their character and actions are mercilessly vilified.’
Mann additionally criticized the media for posting her mugshot with ‘tears streaming down her face and her hair a large number’.
Blackwell, nonetheless, uploaded her mugshot as her profile image on social media.
