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For more than a year, ZeroDarkTony has told viewers to donate money for legal expenses while simultaneously assuring them that the people he targets in court will ultimately be forced to pay those same costs. Now, a newly filed fee motion seeks more than $23,000 from one of those opponents, raising a question that goes…
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Both harassment misdemeanors against Jarred Brooks were withdrawn at his preliminary hearing; he pleaded guilty instead to a single summary offense.
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Anthony D’Amato, known online as Zero Dark Tony, had his probation revoked July 31 in his criminal case. A hearing set for Aug. 27 will determine whether months of documented livestreams amount to a violation, under a legal standard that may not work in his favor.
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After ZeroDarkTony supporter @Pippie807 said she “might have saved someone” by calling Slidell PD on Jared Brooks, we checked her account against the incident report. An officer watching a livestream that showed nothing. An officer attempted to call Brooks and his wife. No officer went to the house.
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On June 26, 2026, Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr. (ZeroDarkTony) left Department 51 of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center owing $7,757.91 and failing to escape court‑ordered labor hours. With prosecutors documenting a continuing pattern of conduct they say violates probation, the judge issued an admonishment and ordered him to comply with probation terms and…
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A California court granted ZeroDarkTony a five-year restraining order against a Louisiana man it had never fully heard. The record the court didn’t see comes from D’Amato’s own streams, sworn Louisiana police reports, and the public file of his recent criminal case.
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ZeroDarkTony Oral Argument in Sasson v D’Amato California Court 2nd Appellate District David Weber and Steven Tamer
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In the courtroom fight over whether California could reach a Louisiana man who had never set foot in the state, Jared Brooks invoked California’s procedure for challenging a judge’s impartiality. The challenge itself appears to have disappeared into a continuance.
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ZeroDarkTony promises a new wave of lawsuits, subpoenas, and efforts to unmask anonymous online critics “no matter what happens” in his upcoming California court case against Krackhead Kenny. During the broadcast, D’Amato claimed additional “John Does” would be added to filings, threatened to expose chat participants and donors through subpoenas, and raised money for what…
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A case involving the harassment of a minor ended in a plea deal without victim consultation. A formal complaint followed. The court was put on notice. And still, by the time of the restitution hearing, no corrective action came. In People v. D’Amato, Marsy’s Law wasn’t just overlooked—it was ignored.
