Social Media Influencer 'Meatball' Sentenced to Probation for Livestreaming Looting
Dayjia Blackwell, known online as 'Meatball,' pleads guilty to charges related to Philadelphia looting spree, avoids jail time.
- Blackwell was sentenced to five years of probation and 150 hours of community service.
- She was fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to rioting and criminal use of a communication facility.
- The looting followed a judge's decision to drop charges against a police officer involved in a fatal shooting.
- Blackwell's livestream during the looting led to her arrest and has since increased her social media following.
- Philadelphia police used her social media posts to track the looters' locations.