One of three publicity-hungry YouTubers arrested near Nancy Guthrie’s empty Arizona home allegedly set up a “pee tent” — and dumped his urine within sight of the neighborhood, according to court documents.
Alexander Zabel Jr., host of the “CriminalNetwork” YouTube channel, set up an alleged “pee tent” on the road near Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills on Monday, according to documents obtained by Instagram. Cold.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said deputies were planning to arrest a YouTuber who they suspected was camped out in a tent near Guthrie’s home and was seen dumping urine on a nearby property.
Zabel (54 years old) was detained hours later.
He also allegedly placed traffic cones on a community road while sitting in a lawn chair during a live broadcast on May 26, court papers said.
Troy Lewis “DAA Juice” Bradshaw, 34, and Damien Todd Enderle, the 46-year-old behind the YouTube channel 857 Tucson, were also hit with one count of public nuisance, the Sheriff’s Department said.
All three YouTubers have weighed in on Guthrie’s missing person case, which has gone cold as it enters its fifth month.
Zabel’s “hostile” outdoor restrooms interfere with “the comfortable enjoyment of property life by the entire community,” court documents said.
Zabel and Bradshaw were booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Complex on Monday while Enderly was cited and released at the scene.
Bradshaw was separately charged with “causing a disturbance” during a live broadcast in the Tucson community.
“They have officially arrested DAA JUICE. They are taking him to the Pima County Jail as we speak. We need to hire lawyers. We are being targeted,” Enderle said on his live broadcast after recording the moment his friend was handcuffed.
Deputies issued repeated trespassing warnings in the neighborhood specifically targeting social media users trying to exploit the spread of Guthrie’s shocking disappearance.
Zabel was charged with obstructing a highway or public nuisance, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
Zabel was held on $453 bail, and Bradshaw was held on $255 bail. Enderle announced on his live stream that their followers had raised enough money to cover the bail by Monday night.
Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her home in the early hours of February 1. Authorities suspect she was kidnapped — and a mysterious man was seen loitering on her front stoop the same night she disappeared.