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- The TikTok Los Angeles headquarters received multiple violent threats via social media on Friday, Oct. 3
- After employees alerted the authorities, the Culver City Police Department was able to identify and locate a suspect
- Joseph Jay Juant Mayuyo was then arrested and taken into custody on Saturday, Oct. 4
A man was arrested and charged after he allegedly made multiple violent online threats targeting the TikTok Los Angeles headquarters in the Culver City neighborhood, the Culver City Police Department (CCPD) said in a news release.
Joseph Jay Juant Mayuyo, 33, was identified as the suspect, who was charged with two felony counts of criminal threats, a CCPD spokesperson tells PEOPLE.
On Friday, Oct. 3, Mayuyo allegedly threatened TikTok’s L.A. headquarters on an undisclosed social media platform. TikTok employees then “proactively communicated” and shared the concerning messages to authorities, the CCPD spokesperson says.
Security then evacuated everyone inside the building “out of an abundance of caution,” per CCPD.
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Authorities obtained arrest and search warrants for Mayuyo’s residence. By 10:10 p.m., “CCPD’s Emergency Response Team initiated contact with Mayuyo, while crisis negotiators engaged him in dialogue,” per the department.
The negotiation lasted over 90 minutes and concluded with Mayuyo voluntarily exiting his residence around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4.
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Mayuyo was then booked at the Culver City Police Department Jail, according to jail records obtained by PEOPLE. He remains in custody, with bail set at $100,000.
Authorities executed the search warrant and “recovered items of evidentiary value,” per the CCPD news release.
“This incident demonstrates our department’s strong commitment to ensuring the safety of our community and local businesses,” CCPD Chief Jason Sims said in the news release. “We take all threats seriously and investigate them thoroughly.”
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A representative for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Tuesday.
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