Plus-size Philadelphia influencer 'Meatball' begs for CASH after being released from jail for looting
- Dayjia Blackwell, 21, was released on $25,000 bail Thursday
- Shortly after her release, she was sharing her experience in jail on social media
- Philly saw a second night of looting Wednesday as thieves robbed liquor stores
Philadelphia influencer 'Meatball' who posted bail Thursday morning after being arrested for looting while live-streaming has asked her followers for cash.
The looter, whose legal name is Dayjia Blackwell, posted on her Instagram story and went live after being released.
According to the New York Post, she told her 196,000 followers that: 'All I want to do is go treat myself' and plugged her Cash App handle for her followers.
Blackwell also posted on her Instagram asking users to 'go bless her' and said frequently that she wanted to get her 'toes done', the outlet reported.
The influencer's bail was set at $25,000 according to court documents.
Dayjia Blackwell, 21, who livestreamed a mob-style looting spree in Philadelphia and encouraged others to join in, appeared distraught as police took her mug shot
Dayjia Blackwell confidently livestreamed the crime spree in downtown Philadelphia last night, blissfully unaware that just four hours later it would land her in handcuffs. Meatball boosted a bottle of Hennessy from a liquor store (above right)
Dayjia Blackwell, known as Meatball, posted on her Instagram story after being released from jail. She told viewers about her time in jail and asked them to buy her merch or donate to her
'Meatball' has rolled out hoodies and t-shirts, in black, pink and red, which are up for sale for $45 and $35
One other post on her Instagram also said: 'If you don't got 150$ for promo bye, I need a lawyer at the end of the day.'
Blackwell has also been urging people to buy clothing and hats from her brand, and even hinted she may print merchandise with her mugshot on it.
In a separate post, she sad: 'Thanks I love everybody. I will never get locked up again, what was that I was in omg. That scared me.
'I've never been through nothing like that ever in my life, I don't even know what happened. I need some sleep, I'm scared, I'm traumatized, never again in my live, like seriously,' said Blackwell.
Blackwell faces charges for burglary, conspiracy, criminal trespassing, rioting, criminal mischief, criminal use of communication facility, receipt of stolen property and disorderly conduct.
On Tuesday, the 21-year-old social media personality told her 181,000 Instagram followers to join her as she ran through the street and drove to several locations hit by thieves.
'Tell the police if they lock me up tonight it's going to be lit, it's going to be a movie! Everybody's gotta eat!' she said on camera.
She filmed looters at an Apple store, Lululemon and Footlocker, before moving on to a liquor store where she bragged about grabbing a bottle of Hennessy.
Eventually, police found Meatball in her friend's car and arrested her a little after midnight.
Images shared on social media show a large group storming the Apple store and stealing items
Groups of people are seen running towards the Lululemon store in this picture during the first night of looting
Meatball was put in handcuffs in front of her friends after protesting she had done nothing wrong
Still filming herself during the arrest, she tried to talk her way out of it. She said: 'We didn't have anything to do with this!'
Despite her protests, police arrested her and she was captured sobbing in her mugshot.
Blackwell's social media usage may have led to her demise. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer police were monitoring social media throughout the riot to track looters.
'We were able to link some things on social media,' said Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford.
'We had a group that was making their way through the city. Quite naturally, you have followers who are going to see this and start to come out, and think they have an opportunity to get something.'
Blackwell is expected back in court on October 17 for her next hearing.
Fine Wine And Good Spirits got smashed apart during the second night of looting. At least 18 Liquor stores were broken into.
Looters rampaged through at least 18 liquor stores in the Philadelphia area, which led to all of Philadelphia's Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores to close
The windows of a ransacked liquor store were demolished and hanging on by pieces of glass
Meatball filmed herself looting a liquor store, where she snagged a bottle of Hennessey from the shelves
Brazen thieves ransacked liquor stores, took off the safes, and raided the lottery machines, after which all liquor stores were shut down by the authorities.
Police said they made at least 52 arrests. Burglary, theft and other counts have been filed so far against at least 30 people, all but three of them adults, according to Jane Roh, spokesperson for the Philadelphia district attorney's office.
The flash-mob style looting came after a peaceful protest over a judge's decision to dismiss murder and other charges against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver, Eddie Irizarry, through a rolled-up window.
Crime statistics reveal there has been 302 homicides in the city so far this year.
There have been 402 reported rapes, 58,759 cases of property crime, 3,701 cases of aggravated assaults and 1,314 shooting victims.
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At least 52 arrests have been made so far with burglary, theft and other counts filed against at least 30 people, so far
The thefts and unrest stretched from downtown to northeast and west Philadelphia, leaving smashed display windows and broken storefront coverings
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