In a bizarre incident, one of three YouTubers, known for their attention-seeking antics, was arrested near Nancy Guthrie’s vacant home in Arizona. Court documents reveal that the individual allegedly erected a “pee tent” and openly discarded urine in the neighborhood.
Alexander Zabel Jr., the tattooed figure behind the YouTube channel CriminalNetwork, reportedly positioned this makeshift “pee tent” on the street close to Guthrie’s residence in the Catalina Foothills this past Monday, as per documents reviewed by KOLD.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos explained to the media that deputies were on the verge of apprehending the YouTuber. He was suspected of camping in a tent by Guthrie’s property, and there were reports of him disposing of urine on a nearby site.
Zabel, aged 54, was eventually detained a few hours later.
Additionally, he allegedly disrupted the community by placing traffic cones on the road and lounging in a lawn chair during a May 26 livestream, according to court records.
Troy Lewis “DAA Juice” Bradshaw, 34, and Damian Todd Enderle, the 46-year-old behind the YouTube channel 857 Tucson, were also each slapped with one count of public nuisance, the sheriff’s department said.
All three YouTubers have latched onto the Guthrie’s missing person case, which has gone cold as it has crept into its fifth month.
Zabel’s “offensive” outdoor lavatory interfered “with the comfortable enjoyment of life of property by the entire community,” court documents said.
Zabel and Bradshaw were held in the Pima County Adult Detention Complex on Monday while Enderle was cited and released at the scene.
Bradshaw is separately accused of “causing a nuisance” while live-streaming in the Tucson community.
“They have officially arrested DAA JUICE. They are taking him to Pima County Jail as we speak right now. We need to get lawyers. We are being targeted,” Enderle said on his livestream after capturing the moment his pal was cuffed.
Deputies have issued repeated warnings against trespassing in the neighborhood specifically aimed social media users trying to seize on the virality of Guthrie’s shocking disappearance.
Zabel was charged for obstruction of a highway or thoroughfare and public nuisance, according to the sheriff’s department.
Zabel was held on a $453 bond, and Bradshaw was detained on a measly $255 bond. Their cultish followers raised enough money to cover their bail by Monday night, Enderle announced on his livestream.
Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her home in the early hours of Feb. 1. Authorities suspect that she was abducted — and a mystery man was seen loitering on her front stoop the very night she disappeared.