Failed Livestreamer Wanted By Los Angeles Detectives Allegedly In Nearby Hospital

The attorney for a livestreamer wanted for violating the terms of his bail agreement told a court in a separate civil matter that his client, Anthony Robert D’Amato Jr., was admitted to Los Angeles Downtown Medical Center for unspecified health issues and could not attend his hearing. The disclosure came nearly a week after D’Amato missed a pretrial hearing in a different, criminal case in which he would have immediately been arrested for violating a restraining order.

In that case, D’Amato’s attorney, Scott Spindel, attempted to persuade a Los Angeles Superior Court judge that D’Amato was in the hospital without access to a cell phone and could not attend the required hearing. The judge did not believe Spindel and immediately issued an arrest warrant.

In the civil matter, which occurred nearly a week later, a different attorney for D’Amato, Steven Tamer, produced a letter written on Los Angeles Downtown Medical Center letterhead which says, “To whom it may concern,” and, “Anthony is currently an inpatient here at LADMC….it is not clear when he will be discharged.” You can read the letter here. If you appreciate this work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to Permanent Record.

D’Amato was arrested by Los Angeles police detectives on February 20 and charged with twenty-six counts of alleged stalking and violating a restraining order related to content he produced on his channel, “Zero Dark Tony,” targeting an anti-Scientology activist. He was initially released on $50,000 bail, which has been raised to $500,000 by the judge.

D’Amato, Scott Spindel, and Steven Tamer did not respond to requests for comment from Permanent Record.