Miami Beach police have released new details on the arrest of YouTuber and social media influencer Jack Doherty.
The incident was captured on several viral videos, including one showing a police officer using expletives toward Doherty. Now, Miami Beach police have released their side of things. And they say that Doherty was recording video in the middle of the road. Police emailed the press statement to Men's Journal.
- “Who the (expletive) do you think you are, bro?” a police officer says to Doherty in a TikTok video after Doherty says he was trying to walk in the street.
- Now, police are accusing Doherty of posing a "significant safety hazard."
- Jail booking records in Miami-Dade County confirmed that Doherty was booked into the jail on multiple potential charges. He was “booked into Florida’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center just before 9 a.m. (November 15) on three charges — possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and resisting arrest," TMZ reported.
"This morning, at approximately 3:12 a.m., Miami Beach police officers arrested Jack C. Doherty, 22, on multiple charges, including Resisting an Officer Without Violence and Possession of Amphetamine," police confirmed in the statement.
Doherty has a massive following on social media, including more than 15 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and millions of followers on Instagram and TikTok. The jail also posted his mugshot online along with the booking information.
Miami Beach Police Accuse Jack Doherty of Deliberately Positioning 'Himself in the Middle of the Roadway to Record Video Content'
According to police, Doherty created a safety hazard when he tried recording video in the middle of the road, within an entertainment district.
"While conducting a high-visibility enforcement detail in the 700 block of Washington Avenue, within the Entertainment District, officers observed a group of individuals entering the roadway," police wrote.
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"One individual, later identified as Doherty, separated from the group and deliberately positioned himself in the middle of the roadway to record video content—obstructing traffic and creating a significant safety hazard for motorists and himself," added police.
"Officers attempted to educate Doherty and issued multiple lawful commands directing him to exit the roadway. Despite repeated warnings that failure to comply would result in arrest, Doherty continued to disregard officers’ commands in a nonchalant manner while recording, stating, 'Once I’m done with this bet!'" the release says.
Police Say They Found Drugs After Arresting Jack Doherty
Police then explained the drug charges. "Following his refusal to comply and his continued presence in a hazardous area, Doherty was taken into custody without incident. A search incident to arrest revealed half of an orange, oval-shaped pill marked '3,' consistent with a Schedule II amphetamine, and a black plastic container containing three hand-rolled suspected cannabis cigarettes," they wrote.
"The Miami Beach Police Department remains steadfast in its commitment to maintaining public safety and order throughout the city—regardless of celebrity status. The Department will continue to take proactive enforcement action against behavior that endangers residents, visitors, or officers and will hold all individuals accountable under the law," the release says.
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