Terryon Thomas, a 20-year-old TikTok creator best known as Mr Prada, has been charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana announced Thursday.
The popular Baton Rouge-based online creator was accused of driving the stolen vehicle of 69-year-old therapist William Nicholas Abraham, also of Baton Rouge, who was found dead on the side of a highway near Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on Sunday.
Thomas has been the subject of a social media frenzy after claims that he was involved in Abraham’s death went viral.
Many posts on TikTok and X, some which garnered millions of views, speculated on the relationship between Thomas and Abraham.
“I appreciate the work done by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police and Crime Lab, Baton Rouge Police Department, U.S. Marshal’s Service and all others involved,” East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said in a news release.
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