The plot has dramatically thickened in an incident that Twitter boss Elon Musk claimed concerned a “stalker” who had been following a automotive in Los Angeles that was carrying his son.
Mr Musk’s allegations got here simply earlier than he went on a banning spree on the social media agency suspending accounts which he alleged had shared his personal jet’s actual time location and put his household in danger.
However, police have now mentioned a member of Mr Musk’s personal safety workforce was a “suspect” following the incident.
Last week, Mr Musk tweeted that any account “doxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended”.
Doxing is when particulars are put on-line that would reveal the place somebody lives or different private data.
He then claimed a automotive carrying his son was being adopted by a “crazy stalker (thinking it was me) who later blocked car from moving and climbed onto hood”.
Mr Musk additionally posted an image of the supposed “stalker” and requested his 120 million Twitter followers if anybody recognised the motive force.
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Around the identical time Twitter suspended the account @ElonJet which used publicly accessible data to ship tweets when Mr Musk’s personal jet was within the air. The tweets contained no details about whether or not Mr Musk or his household have been on any of the flights.
The location of the jet can nonetheless be discovered on different web sites.
The alleged stalking incident occurred a ways from the airport the place Mr Musk’s jet was parked. There was additionally no proof provided that the motive force had seen the @ElonJet account.
Twitter additionally suspended the account of the teenager who had arrange @ElonJet and quickly took down the accounts of a number of journalists who had been reporting on the personal jet brouhaha.
Police identify Musk safety employees as ‘suspect’
Mr Musk didn’t file a police report in regards to the incident regardless of his issues.
However, it has now emerged that the motive force who was filmed, and who Mr Musk tweeted about, did certainly go to the cops.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a 29 12 months previous Connecticut man mentioned he had a verbal confrontation with a person that evening and was then struck by his car.
Police in South Pasadena, in Los Angeles’ north east, mentioned an incident unfolded at a petroleum station at round 10pm on December 13.
“The victim indicated he had just exited the northbound 110 freeway and stopped to use his telephone in a parking lot” South Pasadena police advised the newspaper.
“While parked, the victim stated another vehicle pulled directly in front of him, blocking his path.”
The Connecticut man alleged the motive force left the opposite automotive, got here as much as his car and accused him of “following him on the freeway”.
Both drivers filmed the incident.
It’s alleged the person within the different car struck the person and the drove off.
The 29-year-old advised Police the incident appeared “purely coincidental”.
Police added that they later, “learned the suspect involved in this case is believed to be a member of Elon Musk’s security team”.
“Detectives do not believe Mr Musk was present during the confrontation.”
The Connecticut man recognized himself to the Washington Post as Brandon Collado.
He claimed to the newspaper that the mom of two of Mr Musk’s youngsters – the singer Grimes – was sending him coded messages by way of Instagram.
Grimes has been stalked prior to now and the incident occurred within the neighborhood of her house. But Mr Collado mentioned he was dropping off an UberEats supply on the time.
Police have mentioned they’re nonetheless trying into the actions of Mr Collado that evening.
