ZeroDarkTony is live [ZeroDarkTony] / October 27, 2026 / YouTube / 7yaw0NNdwdU
On an October 27, 2026 YouTube livestream, Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, described a call he made to police. “They said to me on the phone, they said, do they have any weapons? I said, I don’t know,” he said. A woman he did not name “got pulled over,” he said, only “because she was speeding,” and “They weren’t gonna pull her over because of me calling them.” He said “There were no charges that came from that,” and suggested a call is justified “If I perceive that other motorists are in danger.” He gave the account while denying that he swatted Scott Hochstetter, known online as DOA, who streams on YouTube at @thelordofthegadflies.
"He Targeted Me for Religious Reasons… That's a Hate Crime"
According to D’Amato, Hochstetter claims D’Amato swatted him and “said that they had firearms and narcotics.” D’Amato said that “is not true.” He said, “He continues to claim that I swatted him, which I did not,” then added: “whether I did it or didn’t do it, and I didn’t do it, but whether I did or didn’t, he doesn’t have any evidence to prove that.” He called the accusation an insult because “one of my friends was like executed right next to me.” He also said he “didn’t pay anybody anything to go do anything to any tires.”
D’Amato said Hochstetter “targeted me for religious reasons” by calling him an agent of Scientology, “which I am not,” and called that “a hate crime.” He said he could handle the dispute in civil court, but twice said he would go to the LAPD if Hochstetter kept it up: “I’ll fucking go today.”
Early in the stream, D’Amato also spoke about Hochstetter to new viewers. He made a claim about him that Hero Not Zero has not verified: that he “filmed little girls going into a porta potty and counted down how long they were in there.” D’Amato called it “a fact” and said “it’s on the court record,” adding, “I didn’t say he did it in a perverted or nefarious way.” He also said Hochstetter “thinks he’s just got it on lock” instead of working on his case.
Exhibit A
D’Amato talks to new viewers about Hochstetter. He then makes the unverified claim that he “filmed little girls going into a porta potty and counted down how long they were in there,” adding: “I mean, it’s on the court record.”
Timestamps: 00:05:53 – 00:09:28 | Watch with a free account
He presents the claim as “a fact” from the court record and says he is not assigning a motive. The clip does not show the record.
Exhibit B
D’Amato states that Hochstetter targeted him for religious reasons and conditions a criminal report on whether Hochstetter stops: “If he doesn’t leave me the fuck alone, I’m gonna report it criminally.”
Timestamps: 00:34:44 – 00:36:38 | Watch with a free account
He says he “could deal with it civilly” but will report it criminally if Hochstetter keeps it up. He also denies the swatting claim; as the clip ends he asks, “Where’s his evidence that I swatted him?”
Exhibit C
D’Amato repeats his warning to Hochstetter directly: “Keep targeting me, motherfucker. You know? Keep targeting me. And see what happens. I’ll fucking go today.”
Timestamps: 00:38:49 – 00:42:22 | Watch with a free account
He says the LAPD would be “more than happy, I’m sure, to stack on some more charges,” and that he has “been real nice about it” and can “handle it in civil court.” The clip also includes his account of the phone call: “They said to me on the phone, they said, do they have any weapons? I said, I don’t know.”
Sources
- Original YouTube Video
- Full SRT Transcript: for HNZ Supporters
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- Full Chat Transcript: for HNZ Supporters
- Date: 2026-10-27
- Stream ID: YOUTUBE · 7yaw0NNdwdU
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