Philadelphia 'Meatball' Influencer Avoids Jail After Livestreaming Looting Chaos

A Philadelphia influencer known as “Meatball” avoided jail after being arrested for livestreaming enraged looters who broke into several city stores during protests last September.

The 22-year-old influencer, real name Dayjia Blackwell, was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to serve 150 hours of community service on Thursday.

Blackwell was initially charged with six felonies, including burglary, criminal trespass, conspiracy, criminal mischief, rioting with intent to commit a felony and criminal use of a communications facility.

She pleaded guilty to two of the charges – rioting with intent to commit a felony and criminal use of a communications facility, according to Fox 29 Philadelphia.

In addition to probation, Blackwell must also pay a $10,000 fine.

During his court appearance, Judge Zachary C. Shaffer asked Blackwell what the writing on his necklace said.

“Baddies,” Blackwell responded, a nod to the reality show “Baddies Caribbean” on which she made an appearance in the current season, according to the outlet.

Shaffer joked that he hoped to see Blackwell wearing a “Goodies” necklace.

After the hearing, Blackwell joked about the necklace conversation and thanked his supporters outside the courthouse before calling the conviction a “set-up.”

“I will never come back to this place again,” Blackwell said on Instagram. “I just want to take the time to thank my lawyers and my supporters. Without you or my lawyer, I probably would have left. And thank you to my mother for staying by my side.

Blackwell recorded herself laughing, clapping and shouting “Let’s go!” as she watched suspected looters flee as she walked through downtown during the Sept. 26 looting.

Later that evening, Blackwell was on foot as she followed the looters into stores.

“Tell the police they're either going to lock me up tonight or it's going to be lit, it's going to be a movie,” she said at one point in her videos.

Blackwell's enthusiasm quickly diminished when police took the teary-eyed influencer into custody.

Blackwell, who has 962,000 followers on Instagram, still uses the photo as her profile picture on her Instagram account.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Blackwell's social media following has quintupled since his arrest.

The Philadelphia Police Department credited Blackwell's social media posts with helping officers locate where the looting was taking place.

The massive rampage hit several businesses, including Lululemon, Apple, Foot Locker and a liquor store.

“Free iPhones!” Free iPhones,” Blackwell shouted.

The massive looting came hours after a protest in the city following a judge's decision to drop charges against Mark Dial, a police officer who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry.

Acting Police Chief John Stanford said the looting was carried out by “opportunists” who took advantage of anger over the Irizarry decision.

“This is what happens when we don’t get justice in this city,” Blackwell is heard shouting in one video.