A TIKTOKER sparked concern among his millions of followers with bizarre videos months before he was arrested in connection with the murder of a therapist.
Terryon Ishmael Thomas, known online as Mr. Prada, was arrested days after ex-priest William “Nicky” Abraham, 69, was beaten to death and dumped in a ditch by a highway.
William Nicholas Abraham, 69, was violently beaten to death and dumped off a highway an hour outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana, cops said[/caption]
Abraham’s body was found Sunday wrapped in a tarp and thrown off the side of the road about an hour outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The following day, police caught Thomas, 20, allegedly driving Abraham’s stolen car.
They tried to stop him, but he backed up into police cars and escaped, cops said.
That same day, cops released surveillance images of Thomas and said he was a person of interest.
They didn’t name him then, but fans immediately noticed the man on CCTV had the same three ear piercings that Thomas had in his latest TikToks.
On Tuesday, Thomas was arrested and booked in the Dallas County, Texas, jail, where he is awaiting extradition back to Baton Rouge.
He’s facing chest for allegedly stealing the car and hasn’t been accused of killing the therapist.
Thomas amassed millions of followers across multiple accounts on TikTok for his goofy skits about family, dating, and school.
He first rose to prominence in December 2022 after sharing a video with a POV skit on being emotionally unavailable.
However, at the end of 2023, his accounts suddenly went dark, and he started to delete all of his old content.
Earlier this year, Thomas started posting videos again, and fans noticed disturbing behaviors that left them concerned for his mental health.
At one point, he posted a TikTok showing him cutting off his braids and leaving his head unevenly shaved.
In another now-eerie video, Abraham shared a skit of him “practicing for his mugshot.”
Last week, he posted a YouTube video titled “What I do after a breakup,” where he sang to himself while wearing eyeliner.
The posts differed starkly from Thomas’ normal content, leading fans to comment and ask whether he was OK.
“This is not Mr. Prada,” one follower said a few days after the video was shared.
“What happened,” another wrote.
Thomas continued to post videos on his accounts with his last TikTok, shared on Saturday, showing him working out and dancing to his favorite song.
Fans noticed Thomas’ ear piercings in the surveillance images shared by cops[/caption]
Who is Mr. Prada on TikTok?
TERRYON Ishmael Thomas, known online as Mr. Prada, has been arrested in connection with a therapist’s brutal murder.
Thomas, 20, has more than 8 million TikTok followers across two accounts and has amassed over 500 million likes for his short skits.
He was arrested Monday, one day after the body of William Abraham, 69, was found dumped off a highway an hour outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Cops allegedly caught the TikToker driving the therapist’s stolen car after he was killed.
Thomas got away from them at first, but was later booked in the Dallas County, Texas, jail, according to records seen by The U.S. Sun.
DEVASTATING LOSS
Abraham served as a Catholic priest for 14 years before he became a therapist and life coach.
Locals in Baton Rouge may have recognized his face from a weekend segment on a local news station in which he gave advice on mental health.
Abraham’s roommate last saw the therapist on Saturday, when he left to wash his car and do some paperwork at his office, ABC affiliate WBRZ reported.
He was supposed to be back in just a few hours, but he never came back.
One of eight siblings, Abraham’s family is heartbroken at the heartless killing and has been left wondering how anyone could bludgeon their family member to death.
According to Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker, Abraham’s killing was “violent and physical” and left bruises all over his face and neck.
“I want to know who did it, and I want to know why,” the victim’s brother Tommy told WBRZ.
Tommy remembers his brother as kind and caring, dedicating his life to helping others become their best selves.
“He made a mark on people’s lives and helped them be better people,” Abraham’s other brother Joseph told CBS affiliate WWL TV.
Thomas has been charged with aggravated criminal damage to property, resisting an officer, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Officials shared a picture of where Abraham’s body was found[/caption]
Who was William Abraham?
THERAPIST William Abraham, 69, was found dead on Sunday outside Baton Rouge, Lousiana.
He was beaten to death, and his body was wrapped in a tarp and thrown off the side of a highway, according to police.
Investigators are looking for a person of interest who they say was caught driving the victim’s stolen car.
Abraham was one of eight children.
He served as a Catholic priest for 14 years before he started working as a therapist.
In 2015, Abraham was arrested and accused of inappropriately touching an 11-year-old boy during a session.
However, charges against him were later dropped.
