Former MTV host and MMA fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller kept a standoff with the police for hours as he barricaded himself in his home on Oct. 9 to avoid getting arrested on charges of domestic violence and stalking. Bizarrely, the ex-Bully Beatdown host kept the world up to date via a live Twitter feed as the whole scene went down.
His tweets showed the emotional roller coaster he was obviously going through. The updates began criticizing the "waste of resources" outside his house when officials from the Orange County Sheriff's Department showed up at his door.
According to the tweets, Miller maintains his innocence on the charges being brought upon him. He said he was fearing for his own life and that of his dog because the officers were out to "murder" him.
i need to tell everyone about the absolute waste of resources going on outside of my house right now. i am counting no less than 5 officers.
— mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014
they also have allocated use of a chopper, which cost approx. 12 Grand an Hour to operate, along with taking time away from REAL emergencies — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014
They have threatened me with a dog bite and are amassing a great force that includes a spotter in the neighbors yard and an uncharasmaticman
— mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014
..who continues to remind me that they are here serving a warrant for my arrest. I have not committed any crime, but yet i am forced HERE. — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014
At one point Miller began to blame his ex who, according to the tweets, was a migrant worker from the Philippines. Miller accused her of having a mental condition for which he was paying the price; he wanted to raise her ex's son but she went off her medication, he claimed.
More tweets from Miller indicated he was afraid of being shot; he also posted his home address in Mission Viejo for anyone of his more than 200,000 followers to "join the party."
if you would like to see this drama unfold, please, come to 26262 Avenida Calidad, Mission Viejo, CA 92691.
— mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014
just don't let them shoot me — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014
The three-hour standoff was not the first time that Miller fell into trouble with the law. In 2012, the 33-year-old ex-UFC fighter was charged with misdemeanor vandalism when the Mission Viejo Mission Hills Church was broken into and he was found sleeping naked inside. The first floor was also in shambles, reports claimed. In 2013, he was also arrested on charges of domestic violence.
Law enforcement, including a SWAT team, was called to Miller's home because he was uncooperative and barricaded himself when the officers first arrived at his home, according to Sheriff Lt. Jeff Hallock.
"He retreated into the house, was uncooperative with any of the commands by sheriff's deputies, and based on that, we established a perimeter ..." he told KTLA.
The standoff finally ended at 2:00 p.m. when the SWAT team broke down his door and Miller surrendered himself to the Sherrif's Department.
The former UFC fighter is currently being held on a $200,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 14.
