Drake Von, an adult content creator best known for his gay and bisexual-themed videos, was arrested on June 2 in Las Vegas for allegedly attempting to strangle a domestic partner.
Von, whose real name is Dawson Bacon, was charged with domestic battery by strangulation and coercion constituting domestic violence through the threat or use of physical force, according to court records obtained by TMZ. He also faces a misdemeanor domestic battery charge.
Von was held in a Las Vegas jail following his arrest but was reportedly released after posting a $25,246 bond.
The victim’s identity has not been released, although TMZ reports that Las Vegas police claim he tried to strangle a female partner. Police have not released further details about the alleged incident.
In video footage obtained by TMZ, a woman whose face has been blurred tells Las Vegas police that Von was on top of her and that she couldn’t breathe as she tried to get him off. She says she kicked him and broke free but claims Von snatched her cellphone during the struggle.
The woman claims Von then slammed her to the ground, refused to return her phone, and told her to get on her knees and beg if she wanted it back.
The woman says she escaped and called 911. In the video, she shows police officers bruises and scrapes on her hands and knees that she claims were sustained during the altercation. Officers photographed the injuries as part of their investigation.
Von first began filming adult content in 2018 after rising to prominence alongside his twin brother, Silas Brooks, as the “Baconator Twins.” The pair cultivated a substantial following through their adult content, social media presence, and subscription platforms like OnlyFans.
Von has since gained popularity on adult content platforms, earning eight nominations at the 2024 GayVN Awards — which honor work in the gay porn industry — and winning two categories: Favorite Twink and Favorite Cock.
The 23-year-old appeared earlier this year in an episode of the YouTube series Love Don’t Judge with his partner, Mark LAX, 42. The episode, titled “He’s Not My Father, He’s My Boyfriend,” explored the couple’s age gap and the reactions they received from the public and their online fans.
Following Von’s arrest, the gay adult content news site Str8UpGayPorn posted a video allegedly showing him in a confrontation with another person. In the clip, the person behind the camera, who appears to be holding a knife, repeatedly tells Von to “back the fuck up” and threatens to stab him if he comes closer. Von continues walking toward the camera, telling the person, “You’re not going to stab shit.”
The voice of the person behind the camera appears to be male but does not match Mark LAX’s voice from the Love Don’t Judge episode.
Von told Out that the video circulating online is a “fake video that’s old as hell [and] completely unrelated to this ‘incident,'” referring to his arrest for allegedly attacking a female partner. He also said the domestic violence charges against him “will be dropped and [the] case dismissed,” and that reports to the contrary are false.
“I’m very good mentally,” he told the magazine. “This was all a publicity stunt.”
He made a similar claim in a statement to TMZ, telling the outlet, “All allegations are false, charges will be dropped, and it was all a misunderstanding.”
Two men have been charged with vandalizing a rainbow-colored bench in Miami Beach with graffiti featuring a swastika and references to Adolf Hitler.
Surveillance video from Ocean Drive on May 18 captured two men sitting on the rainbow bench before one of them appeared to scribble graffiti onto the bench's yellow section.
Upon closer inspection, the graffiti included a swastika and the phrase "Adolf was here" written in marker.
Before sitting down, surveillance cameras captured four men approaching the rainbow bench and gathering around it. One of the men appeared to pull an object from his fanny pack and hand it to another man.
When Metro Weekly first spoke with Milo Miles, late last year, the Canadian adult performer was already well aware that crossing the border into the United States could be a risky proposition.
"In Canada, we have pre-clearance," Miles said, referring to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance operation at Toronto Pearson Airport, whereby passengers heading to the U.S. are screened in Canada before boarding their flights, rather than when they land stateside. "They take their job a little too seriously. I have two phones, a personal one and a business one. The personal one usually gets cleared before I cross the border. No Trump memes, for example. Sex work is really frowned upon, and sex work alone is probably reason enough to prevent entry. There are precautions that I take."
LGBTQ New York Police Department officers affiliated with the Gay Officers Action League (GOAL) will boycott Manhattan's Pride March on Sunday, June 28, after organizers declined to exempt them from a policy barring marchers from carrying weapons, including police service firearms. GOAL argues that officers' firearms are an integral part of their uniform.
The boycott marks the fifth consecutive year that GOAL has clashed with Heritage of Pride, the organization behind the march, over the participation of uniformed police officers.
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