Online Personality Charged With Felony Vandalism After Being Accused Of Filing False Police Report
September 29, 2016 10:06 PM
Filed Under: Calum McSwiggan, YouTube Personality
Authorities say Calum McSwiggan took the booking photo (left) before posting an image of him in a hospital bed. (Photos courtesy LASD/Instagram)
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The LA County District Attorney’s office has filed a felony vandalism charge against an online personality they said filed a fake police report and told authorities he had been beaten and attacked by three men in West Hollywood last June.
Calum McSwiggan, who is known for his online posts and videos, has been charged with vandalism for suggesting the men also damaged a Lexus which they said he damaged.
The DA said original charges were dismissed Thursday to make way for a newly filed felony case.
On Monday, the 26-year-old McSwiggan, pleaded not guilty to one felony count of vandalism over $400 damage and one misdemeanor count of [filing a] false report to a peace officer.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 7 at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Airport branch.
According to the felony complaint, McSwiggan damaged the car mirror and bumper of a vehicle on June 27. The defendant then is alleged to have falsely reported to police that he had been beaten by the vehicle’s driver and two other men, the DA said.
McSwiggan had several broken teeth in the “attack” and said three men gay bashed him outside the popular bar, The Abbey. Officials said his wounds — he also needed stitches in his head — were self-inflicted. They said he used a pay phone inside the sheriff’s station to cause the damage to his face.
The defendant — a YouTube star and gay rights activist — faces a possible maximum sentence of three years and six months in county jail if convicted of the charges.
The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, West Hollywood Station.
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