A TikTok prima identified as a personification of liking in an investigation into nan 'violent' decease of a Louisiana therapist is known for his comedic skits.
Terryon Ishmael Thomas, known by his shape sanction Mr Prada, was arrested connected Tuesday aft police recovered nan assemblage of William Nicholas Abraham, 69, wrapped successful a tarp and dumped connected nan broadside of a highway.
Police initially posted CCTV images of a 'person of interest' who nan net quickly identified arsenic nan 20-year-old TikToker.
Thomas has amassed 4.3million followers connected nan app and wracked up 536million likes connected his videos.
Terryon Ishmael Thomas, 20, was taken into custody connected Tuesday nighttime successful Dallas, Texas
The 69-year-old was a life coach, counsellor and motivational speaker moving adjacent Baton Rouge
He is simply a Baton Rouge section known champion for sharing comedic 'point of view' videos astir making love and friendships.
Within hours of constabulary sharing photos of nan then-unnamed personification of interest, Thomas' TikTok videos were flooded pinch fans questioning whether he was 'on nan run.'
Fans said they'd noticed a alteration successful nan contented Mr Prada delivered - and his quality - successful caller months.
Back successful April, he debuted a caller look, shaving disconnected his eyebrows, arsenic good arsenic nan agelong dreadlocks he was antecedently known for.
In a video showing nan infinitesimal he shaved his head, Thomas kept repeating 'the hairsbreadth sewage to go', earlier telling nan camera, 'I ain't had a bald caput successful truthful long.'
'Life is simply a mess,' he said successful nan video dated August 16. 'My life is hell, my life is simply a prison. Get maine nan f**k out.'
Thomas will look a judge successful Dallas to find whether he is extradited to Louisiana to look charges of aggravated criminal harm to property, resisting an serviceman and unauthorized usage of a centrifugal vehicle.
Baton Rouge constabulary opportunity Thomas was driving a Lincoln MKZ connected Monday belonging to a beloved therapist that was recovered dormant conscionable 1 time before
Abraham's assemblage was recovered connected Sunday greeting on Highway 51 successful Tangipahoa
Police allege Thomas was nan past known personification wrong nan victim's car, having grounded to respond to a postulation extremity nan time aft Abraham's murder.
After avoiding nan postulation stop, nan driver sped away, collapsed nan car and yet fled connected foot.
According to an apprehension warrant seen by DailyMail.com, Thomas was identified retired of a six-person line-up by nan serviceman progressive successful nan postulation stop.
'The serviceman positively identified nan suspect arsenic nan personification driving a stolen vehicle, who struck his marked portion arsenic he stood down it, and who resisted arrest,' nan affidavit stated.
'Upon reappraisal of nan officer's body-worn camera and in-car camera, nan footage coincided pinch his statement.'