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Streamer also speculates about federal trafficking investigation and flight to a non-extradition country.
Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, made statements referencing potential violence against a named individual and offered detailed predictions about an upcoming court proceeding during a July 22, 2026 YouTube livestream. The stream also included speculation about an unnamed person fleeing to Ecuador to evade a federal trafficking investigation.
“You Never Know if Somebody Is Going to Come Up Behind You”
D’Amato framed his remarks in part around his own stated fear of violence, describing what he called a risk of being harmed by strangers who might mistake him for someone he is not. Within that same passage, he stated, “I’m going to get him,” referring to Scott Hochstetter, aka DOA, whom he accused of placing him in danger. The statement followed his observation that “it’s interesting how many of these weirdos hang on my every word… they’re listening right now.” Later in the stream, D’Amato turned to an upcoming court date, predicting the outcome with specificity. He stated that he believed authorities would “find a cause for every single charge” and that the defendant, DOA, was “in danger of losing his bond for his trial.” He identified the charges as hate crimes and added, “maybe he should have educated himself a little bit more on the laws and ordinances regarding hate crimes because you can’t do that.”
Exhibit A
D’Amato says “you never know if somebody is going to come up behind you and put a fucking, you know, pew pew to your head and do you in because they think you’re some kind of PDF,” then, attributing blame to Scott, states, using DOA’s voice, “I’m going to get him.” The surrounding passage describes D’Amato himself as the potential victim rather than as a party intending harm, and the “pew pew” language is presented as something that could happen to him.
Timestamps: 00:29:17 – 00:31:13 | Open clip in new tab
D’Amato explicitly frames the firearm scenario as a danger he faces and denies being the type of person that would warrant such treatment.
Exhibit B
D’Amato predicts that a court proceeding scheduled for the following day will result in a finding of probable cause on “every single charge” and states he believes the defendant’s bond will be revoked, adding, “those are hate crimes.” He does not claim any insider knowledge and frames his statements as prediction and personal opinion.
Timestamps: 01:22:14 – 01:24:15 | Open clip in new tab
The clip establishes that D’Amato was publicly commenting on active legal proceedings the night before a scheduled hearing, characterizing the charges as hate crimes and forecasting bond revocation. No claim is made to special knowledge; D’Amato’s own qualifier “I could only guess” is present in the transcript.
Sources
- Original YouTube Video
- Full SRT Transcript
- Full Text Transcript
- Full Chat Transcript
- Date: 2026-07-22
- Stream ID: YOUTUBE · qmrBsPbNDw0