TikTok Boxing Streamer DeenTheGreat Booked on Felony Attempted Robbery Charge in Florida
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First reported by Pinellas County local news outlets on November 14, 2024, 24-year-old social media streamer and professional influencer boxer DeenTheGreat, legal name Deen Johnson, has been officially booked on a felony attempted robbery charge by Florida law enforcement. The charge stems from an incident that took place on October 29 outside a St. Petersburg vape and smoke shop, where security footage captured Johnson alongside two unidentified accomplices confronting a store employee during closing hours.
According to the official police report, Johnson and his associates allegedly threatened the employee with a bladed weapon, demanding access to the store’s cash register and over $12,000 worth of premium vape inventory. The employee triggered a silent alarm during the interaction, prompting the three suspects to flee the scene before any goods or cash were taken. Law enforcement identified Johnson through cross-referencing security footage with location data pulled from his public social media streams, where he had posted a live video from within a block of the shop 10 minutes before the attempted robbery took place.
Johnson rose to mainstream fame in 2022 as a standout competitor on the Misfits Boxing influencer fighting circuit, amassing over 3.2 million followers on TikTok, 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube, and a total career fight record of 7 wins and 1 loss. Prior to this arrest, he had publicly spoken on multiple occasions about leaving a history of petty crime behind to build a career as a content creator and professional athlete.
As of press time, Johnson is being held at the Pinellas County Jail on a $25,000 bond, and has entered a not guilty plea through his legal representation. Misfits Boxing has not yet released an official statement on Johnson’s status for their upcoming December pay-per-view event, but multiple industry insiders have shared that the promotion is already exploring replacement options for his scheduled co-main event slot. Legal analysts note that if convicted of the first-degree attempted robbery charge, Johnson could face a maximum sentence of 15 years in Florida state prison, plus additional fines and permanent felony status that would bar him from participating in professional combat sports in most U.S. states.
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I’ve been following Deen’s boxing content for 3 years, this is so out of left field. I really want to believe it’s a misunderstanding, but the police releasing surveillance stills that match him perfectly makes it really hard to give him the benefit of the doubt, I’m so disappointed right now.
This is the most idiotic career move I’ve ever seen from an influencer. He was making six figures per fight plus brand deals, why would he risk all of that to rob a random vape shop? If he’s actually guilty he threw away everything he worked for for basically nothing.
Misfits Boxing is 100% going to cut ties with him even if he beats the case, no pay-per-view promotion wants to work with someone associated with violent felony charges. This is going to tank his entire career no matter how the court case goes.
Just last month he uploaded a whole vlog talking to at-risk teens about how he left street life behind to make it as an athlete, how are all those kids supposed to look up to him now? Even if this is a false accusation the damage to his reputation is already done.