Former Fighter Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller Live-Tweeting Standoff with Police

Former UFC and Strikeforce fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller has long been beset with troubles in his personal life. On Thursday, Miller faced another incident, as police apparently tried to serve an arrest warrant that ended up in a standoff with a SWAT team called to the scene.

Police on Thursday were called to the scene at the 26000 block of Avenida Calidad in Mission Viejo regarding a suspect who had barricaded himself in his home when deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant. KTLA 5 later confirmed with Lt. Jeff Hallock of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department that Jason Miller was the individual that had barricaded himself in his home.

Orange County Sheriff’s officials confirmed that a SWAT team was called to the sight.

#OCSDPIO: SWAT UPDATE – Deputies attempted to serve arrest warrant on suspect who is barricaded. No known hostages. — OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSD) October 9, 2014

At the time of publication, the situation was still ongoing, and Miller had been tweeting for a couple of hours about the incident. His final tweet before publication pointed to an ever-escalating police presence, while he was calling for a “peaceful solution,” leaving it unclear why he had barricaded himself in the home:

i now see a literal Armored Personal Carrier pulling up. They tryna to murder me. I just want a peaceful solution. — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

Tweets from Miller’s timeline don’t exactly explain the situation, but includes some detail as to what happened from his perspective:

i need to tell everyone about the absolute waste of resources going on outside of my house right now. i am counting no less than 5 officers. — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

they also have allocated use of a chopper, which cost approx. 12 Grand an Hour to operate, along with taking time away from REAL emergencies — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

they also have allocated use of a chopper, which cost approx. 12 Grand an Hour to operate, along with taking time away from REAL emergencies — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

..who continues to remind me that they are here serving a warrant for my arrest. I have not committed any crime, but yet i am forced HERE. — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

FEARING FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY DOG, @GATORHOTDOGDOG. All of this could have been avoided, had the state of California provided — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

Mental health services for one single mother immigrant from the Philipines, who I know was well intentioned, but has a mental condition… — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

PER USUAL, THEY HAVE AN ARMY, and i am just me — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

just don’t let them shoot me — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

i woke up late, and couldn’t leave because there is a highly equipment regiment of wanna be soldiers outside my house reminding me that, — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

“WE WON’T GO AWAY!” — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

ALL THIS because I wanted to help raise a young boy into a man, and his mama wenr off her meds, and an ambitious DA thinks mayhem is BAD. — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

I WISH YOU NO HARM. I respect the Police, but this is overkill, for something that would be settled with one piece of paperwork from OCBAIL — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

i now see a literal Armored Personal Carrier pulling up. They tryna to murder me. I just want a peaceful solution. — mayhem miller (@mayhemmiller) October 9, 2014

Miller has been in and out of trouble with police throughout his career. He most recently was arrest under allegations of domestic abuse and for violating a court issued “stay-away” order.

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