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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Boy and girl get nasty shock after kicking in stranger's front door for TikTok challenge
Two teenagers were hit with felony charges after kicking a stranger's front door in for a TikTok challenge. Jeffery Merthie, 15, and Zahmarii Reddick, 13, were arrested in DeBary, near Orlando, on Sunday after they kicked a neighbor's door in. The challenge is similar to the old-fashioned prank of ding-dong-ditch, but instead of knocking, teens are kicking doors in videos which have gone viral on social media. Merthie and Reddick were seen on doorbell footage sneaking up to the house, before slowly turning around with their backs to the door and kicking it several times before running off. Bodycam footage later showed Merthie being placed in cuffs while he stood next to another teen, who was not identified. Both boys told Volusia Sheriff's deputies that they were leaving Reddick's house. 'Where's the girl?' another officer asked. 'We didn't do nothing, I promise you,' the unidentified teen told police. 'I promise you you did,' the officer, who was placing Merthie in cuffs, said. 'Not you, but he did. The door had large chunks of splintered wood and the lock and doorknob was entirely busted off. 'The camera is crystal clear [of] you running up on their front porch and you turn around and kick their front door in... The camera can not be no more clear.' Merthie was picked up by police after they noticed his 'distinctive' shorts, which are multicolored. When asked why they did it, Merthie told them they were 'just being dumb.' 'We weren't responsible, we won't do that no more,' he said. Merthie tried to defend their actions, saying they just kicked the door, but the officer quickly pulled up photos of the broken door on his phone to show the teen. The door had large chunks of splintered wood and the lock and doorknob was entirely busted off. 'That's completely broken in,' he said. 'You know those people could have shot you?' Reddick was taken into custody after her mother allowed officers inside the home to search for the girl. She was taken out in cuffs while her mother yelled at her: 'Never come back to my house again! Let me tell you something, don't ever play with me again!' 'Let me tell you, mom was furious with her daughter after deputies told her what she had been up to,' Sheriff Mike Chitwood wrote in a statement. 'Parents, use this as a reminder to TALK with your kids that this challenge is not harmless and is the dumbest way to end up with a felony charge or dead.' The two teens copped felony burglary charges. It is unclear if they will be charged as adults. Older teens are typically tried for burglary as an adult, according to The Ansara Law Firm. A juvenile burglary charge carries up to 36 months in prison or probation and fines. A standard adult burglary charge carries up to five years in prison or probation and fines up to $5,000.
CTV News
02-07-2025
- CTV News
Two teens charged in ‘TikTok door knock challenge' incident in LaSalle
Two teenagers have been charged in LaSalle after damage was caused doing a 'TikTok door knock challenge'. Just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, the LaSalle Police Service was called to a home in the 4100 block of St. Clair Avenue for a report of a damaged front door. Police arrived on scene and found a group of teens in the area. Following an investigation, police arrested a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old for mischief. Police said the teens will be held accountable for their actions, confirming the damage was due to the ongoing TikTok challenge. No further details about this investigation will be released due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The Sun
29-06-2025
- The Sun
Yorkshire boy, 12, dies in social media challenge as heartbroken family warn of the unknown horrors of the online world
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has died in a social media challenge, with his heartbroken family warning about the dark side of the web. Sebastian was at home celebrating his little brother's First Holy Communion in Castleford, West Yorkshire, before he was found unresponsive. 2 2 Emergency services scrambled to the home at 6:06pm on Friday. The boy was sadly pronounced dead, despite best efforts to save him. Sebastian's father Marcin believes his son died while attempting a viral TikTok challenge with a scarf. A GoFundMe has been set up for his family. It reads: "A boy full of dreams, passion, and incredible talent. He taught himself to play the guitar and keyboard, and he loved to draw. "Always smiling, kind, and full of joy — everyone who met him was touched by his gentle spirit. "He had loving parents who did everything they could to give him a safe and happy childhood. They would have given him the stars. "Sadly, one brief moment changed everything. A dangerous internet challenge took his life." It pleaded: "Talk to your children about what they do online. "Ask what they watch, who they talk to, what inspires them. Be present. Don't assume: 'My child would never do that.' "The online world can be as dangerous as the real one — sometimes even more so." West Yorkshire police said: "Police were called by ambulance colleagues to an address in Manor Grove, Castleford, at 6:06pm yesterday (27/6) following reports of concern for the safety of a child. "Officers attended the location and the boy was taken to hospital where it was later confirmed that he had died. "Enquiries are ongoing on behalf of the West Yorkshire Coroner to establish exactly what happened. The incident is not being treated as suspicious."
CTV News
17-06-2025
- CTV News
Police warn of possible TikTok challenge causing 'undue stress' in LaSalle
The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) LaSalle police say a 'Tik-Tok challenge' could be the reason for attempted break-and-enter and mischief incidents. Police received reports of the incidents between Friday night and Saturday morning. These incidents involved residential front doors being kicked in and the suspects immediately fleeing the area which occurred in the Ramblewood Drive area, between the hours of 11:30 p.m. on Friday to 2 a.m. on Saturday. Police say the incidents may be part of a 'TikTok challenge' where participants kick the front doors of homes and then run away while filming the incident. 'The acts may cause undue distress on the home residents and can result in criminal charges for those who choose to participate,' say police in a social media post. Anyone with video surveillance of the incidents or that has been a victim of this TikTok trend in the Ramblewood neighbourhood is asked to contact Const. Pavia at apavia@ Anyone that may have information to identify the suspects is asked to contact Const. Pavia or Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Home's door heavily damaged in what homeowner believes is a TikTok trend
DENVER (KDVR) — Video from a Ring doorbell camera in the Sloan's Lake area is raising eyebrows. A homeowner believes the video shows two people carrying out a TikTok door kick challenge. It was quiet at 2 a.m. Tuesday outside the home in the neighborhood, until there was sound of someone trying to break down a door. Two people with their heads covered can be seen on a Ring doorbell surveillance camera running up the sidewalk and simultaneously kicking the home's front door. Free on Your TV • New FOX31+ App for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV On the outside of the door, you can see footprints. But behind the door, you can see real damage. 'When the first person kicked right here, it actually broke this piece that interlocks into the frame of the door and it separated it and broke also the back of the handle of the lock itself,' the homeowner, Jorgen, said. He says fixing the damage to the door and replacing the frame it will need will cost close to $4,000. 'It's very disturbing. Very disturbing. You wake up and you see someone has done that. I think it's very evil. I don't understand why you would do that to other people,' Jorgen said. Social media challenges can get out of control and dangerous fast, police and media experts say. 'We've had blackout challenges where you know people were asked to hold their breath and do all kinds of just crazy stunts that seem like they're appropriate or seem like they're harmless. But you know (they) can be very fatal with just one wrong turn,' MSU Denver Journalism and Media Production Chair Chris Jennings said. In Virginia, a teen was allegedly killed by a homeowner carrying out a similar stunt. In Goodyear, Arizona, the police department is sending warnings to parents about the trend and asking for help solving cases there. Back near Sloan's Lake, one homeowner's hoping the challenge loses steam and the people responsible for the damage are arrested. Jorgen tells us he's sharing what happened to him so that more people become aware that this is happening. He has filed a police report. Denver police told us today they are asking anyone who sees something like this to report it right away and provide any video you may have captured. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
