Predator Catcher Arrested

[WolverineLogan2020]

It finally happened. After years of watching these idiots setting up pedophiles and physically assaulting them, Jay Carnicom, one of the predators catchers from Dads Against Predators, was arrested and charged and now is facing 40 years in prison. Years ago, this same idiot was shot in the leg by a pedophile. I have been waiting for years for this idiot to be arrested. Now, he will get to put his fighting skills to the test every day in prison, lol. He will easily be a target in prison and many inmates would love to test him just because of who he is. Now, I am just waiting for the other idiot to be arrested and charged. In the mugshot, he looks like he wants to cry. I don't know how the hell this idiot lasted this long assaulting people in different states and only until now he gets arrested and charged. I hope he gets many beatings in prison to teach him a lesson.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/05/04/influencer-accused-of-extortion-deputies-warn-vigilante-predator-catcher-videos-can-hurt-cases/

[Frogblossom]

It's good that he was arrested, but I have my doubts that a jury will put him in prison. I'd expect him to get a suspended sentence even if he's convicted. This bastard might even view it as good publicity for his "predator hunting."  Whether or not he does to prison, the judge should forbid his use of the Internet: that would hit him in the pocketbook, if he hides his little games behind a paywall.  Scum of the earth.

[WolverineLogan2020]

It's good that he was arrested, but I have my doubts that a jury will put him in prison. I'd expect him to get a suspended sentence even if he's convicted. This bastard might even view it as good publicity for his "predator hunting."  Whether or not he does to prison, the judge should forbid his use of the Internet: that would hit him in the pocketbook, if he hides his little games behind a paywall.  Scum of the earth.

I think he will go to prison for at least 3 years. He is fucked. This is called karma. I hope he gets beat up and killed in prison.

[Frogblossom]

I think he will go to prison for at least 3 years. He is fucked. This is called karma. I hope he gets beat up and killed in prison.

Well, we can hope!

Thank you for your reply.  I'm glad to see that other members are actually alive and kicking; since joining this forum less than a week ago, I've seen maybe three posts, other than what I've written myself. I don't know what's happened to this place.

[LikelyHuman]

I think he will go to prison for at least 3 years. He is fucked. This is called karma. I hope he gets beat up and killed in prison.

Well, we can hope!

Thank you for your reply.  I'm glad to see that other members are actually alive and kicking; since joining this forum less than a week ago, I've seen maybe three posts, other than what I've written myself. I don't know what's happened to this place.

There's traditionally always been a bit of a lull in activity around this time of the year, but I think the downtime we've suffered hasn't helped.

As per the topic and what amount of jail-time the guy will or won't get, I think you can look at a few notorious cases:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jeffrey_Doucet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain_Velasquez#Attempted_murder_conviction

The case of Jeffery Doucet is obviously an utter miscarriage of justice, but one could argue that Cain Velasquez was given a pretty typical sentence that any of his peers would have received and without regard to what prompted the shooting. However, one has to take into account that the person actually harmed by Velasquez was basically a bystander and not the person who actually perpetrated any abuse. If he had actually harmed the man accused of the abuse then I have a feeling he would have been granted much more leeway under the guise of mitigating circumstances.

One thing that doesn't work in the favor of these "predator catchers" is that they're operating purely as vigilantes. It's a lot harder to claim that they were driven to temporary insanity or something like that. Plus, it's also easily argued that far from being virtuous or altruistic acts, that they could be motivated by notoriety or monetary incentives as "content creators". Citizens taking the law into their own hands is not looked upon favorably in the first place, but with ulterior motives like just getting more clicks, it's even less likely to be viewed in a positive light. The court of public opinion would likely back them, but the actual court of law will likely see them as acting out of turn. It would be nice to see the law come down hard on them as a deterrence to others, but even if that happens I do not think it will really be in service to the victim of the crime as much as the court wanting to assert its own authority over would-be folk heroes.