Demarcus Demonia Is Facing a Felony Charge and Nobody Saw This Wild Story Coming
Alright, you guys are NOT gonna believe this. Just when you think you've heard it all, a former college basketball player, Demarcus Demonia, is staring down a first-degree larceny charge. Police are saying this 26-year-old from Fort Washington, Md., allegedly threatened to distribute nude photos of a Connecticut man unless he paid thousands of dollars. This all went down back in 2022, but the charges just dropped on June 18. Seriously, what?!
The "Brittany Roberts" Scheme and a $2,000 Zelle Transfer
So, here's how the warrant lays it out. Back in August 2022, a Glastonbury man filed a complaint saying he was getting extorted online. He told police it all started when an Instagram account named "Brittany Roberts" started following him. After a few messages on Instagram, the conversation allegedly moved to Snapchat, where "Brittany" suggested "they 'have some fun' by exchanging nude photographs." The guy agreed, sending photos of his face and, uh, other parts. Typical internet stuff, right? Wrong.
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After a few image exchanges, "Brittany" flipped the script. The account sent the complainant copies of the nude photos he'd shared and hit him with a threat: send $5,000, or those pics go out to his Instagram followers. "Pay me and let’s end this," the account allegedly demanded. The complainant, understandably freaked, sent $2,000 via Zelle. The screenshot of that Zelle transaction, which the complainant shared with police, showed the name "Demarcus" tied to the receiving account. Investigators later traced the email address used for that Zelle transfer directly to Demonia.
"Suspicious Transactions" and a Plea Hearing Ahead
The cops didn't mess around. From August to December 2022, Glastonbury police dug into records and found that $2,000 went into a bank account that Demarcus Demonia solely controlled. And guess what? That cash was gone within days. Even though VPNs and internet connections outside the U.S. made it tough to pinpoint exact origins, the warrant suggests the Google email account linked to the Zelle transaction was operating on a device near Greenville, Texas.
During the investigation, police learned Demonia played college basketball for East Texas A&M. An ESPN player profile confirmed his hometown as Fort Washington, Md., and showed he played for the East Texas A&M Lions from 2021 to 2023. They even found social media accounts, including one showing him in an East Texas A&M jersey. Bank records from July to November 2022 were super sketchy, revealing “suspicious incoming and outgoing transactions.” We're talking payments from multiple sources, cash deposits, outgoing Cash App and Zelle transfers, and a bunch of ATM withdrawals. Police even noted “generally large withdrawals immediately pursuant to large deposits,” which they said sounded “consistent with laundering activity.” There were no payroll or check deposits in Demonia's accounts, and geolocation data from one account consistently matched his known locations in Texas and Maryland. The account was also repeatedly accessed from an iPhone named “Dmac,” a nickname investigators found to be associated with Demonia.
Demonia was released on a $20,000 surety bond after his arrest and arraignment. He's got a plea hearing coming up on the calendar. This isn't a game, man. Wild stuff, absolutely wild.
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