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Streamer iShowSpeed was threatened by police while on a livestream in Dallas.
The popular streamer had been filming himself for 24 hours a day to document himself traveling across the US.
This was part of a successful tour for iShowSpeed, whose real name is Darren Jason Watkins Jr.
However, wherever the streamer goes, fans follow, which led to Watkins being permanently banned from a mall in Houston, Texas, after he attracted a crowd that followed him around.
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But things only got worse when he ventured to Dallas and was invited to visit a night time arcade.
Watkins was escorted away by security but not before the streamer showed off the crowd to his viewers online.
That was when the team were stopped by police, with one officer saying to Watkins: “I need to talk to you, man. We’re about to file a rioting charge on him if this keeps going on.”
Watkins’ team reassured the police that they were already leaving and that they had been invited to appear there, but the stop did ruin part of the streamer’s plans.
Watkins had hoped to make a stop to show people online the Dallas skyline but was advised against it by his team because they feared that the cops could still be lurking around.
One member of his team said: “We’ve got police following us, trying to keep an eye on us. You’ve got police waiting for you to get out.”
Watkins did eventually get the shot she was after and even stopped to meet a young fan.
The streamer had set himself a challenge to livestream nonstop for 35 days while touring across the country.
Josh Tucker, who is the head of Streaming Strategy and Partnerships at TVU Networks, said: “IShowSpeed’s tour is a nonstop sprint, and every day is a test of technology that has to be ready for anything. For years, broadcast was a one-sided exchange, but now TVU is building the tools that turn it into a two-way conversation that includes content creators like Speed.”
Taylor Webb, the chief of operations at UnlimitedIRL, added: “Streaming from a new city every day without interruptions requires the perfect blend of hardware and software. TVU’s ecosystem delivers that - combining the stability of broadcast with the flexibility creators like Speed require - making it possible to pull off a 35-day nonstop livestream with a lean crew and top-tier quality.
“He wanted the ability to stream nonstop - from the stadiums and colleges of America’s biggest cities to the highways in between - without missing a second. This is something we’ve never seen before, and it's setting a new bar for what live streaming can be.”
