YouTuber, activist and fan proclaimed “king” of all first amendment auditors SeanPaul “Long Island Audit” Reyes released an extended statement on his YouTube community about the death of protestor Alex Pretti following his visit to a memorial for Pretti in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday.
Reyes wrote:
“I’ve been asked about my updated thoughts now that now that newly released footage from January 13, 2026 shows Alex Pretti in a heated confrontation with immigration agents. In the video, he is seen yelling, spitting in their direction, and kicking a vehicle taillight until it breaks. Agents then bring him to the ground, and during the struggle his concealed firearm becomes visible. For reasons still unexplained, the agents leave the scene without arresting him or even removing the firearm. Which in my mind raises serious concerns & questions regarding the training of immigration agents.
The footage shows Alex making poor criminal decisions that day. That should have been handled through the legal system like any other crime. Arrest, charges, court, due process. That is how accountability works in our country.
What it does NOT do is justify what happened later.
Nothing in that earlier incident changes the fact that Alex Pretti was killed by government agents after being disarmed. Nothing erases the reality that he was entitled to due process. Nothing makes street level, unilateral government use of lethal force an acceptable substitute for a courtroom, a defense attorney, and a jury.
We are a nation of laws. Guilt is decided in court, not on asphalt.
It is also deeply disturbing that the public was told Alex was a “would be assassin” and “domestic terrorist looking to massacre law enforcement.” Those are lies, meant to gaslight the American people. That should concern everyone, no matter your politics.
You can believe he acted wrong on January 13 and still believe his killing was unjustified. Those two things can exist at the same time. Accountability for citizens and accountability for government must go hand in hand, or freedom collapses.
This is not about left versus right. It is not about party, agency, or ideology.
It is about whether we still believe in the Constitution, due process, and the rule of law.
We need to stand united as Americans who believe that no one is above the law and no one is beneath its protection.”
Reyes livestreamed for around an hour earlier in the afternoon from the memorial site and faced a mix of praise and criticism from his fans during the event, drawing a record low crowd of 2,241 at peak.
The low turnout seemed to spook the YouTuber, who lashed out during the event when one of his long-time followers said they were unsubscribing from his channel. He singled out the subscriber and promised that for every 300 subscribers he lost, he’d gain 3,000 as his movement could not be stopped.
As to what Reyes was actually doing at the site, it’s unclear. He offered no real condolences to Pretti’s family and only provided a wishy-washy conversation on Pretti’s death, offering no real condemnations or praise of either side.
To casual observers, Reyes essentially was standing around arguing with his fans over why he was ambivalent to the scene as he did not support the police but didn’t hate them either. Adding that he recently taught first amendment related courses to two police forces.
Reyes promised throughout the broadcast that he would attempt to gain access to the ICE detention center in Minneapolis at sometime in the near future. As of press time, he has yet to go live from that facility.
The reluctance by Reyes to take a side may have substantially hurt his fundraising ability for Wednesday as donations were down to his multiple GoFundMe campaigns.
The YouTuber known as the First Amendment Protection Agency won the day with $829.00 in new donations to his ILLEGAL ARREST DEFENSE FUND!!! Campaign.
Reyes took second place with $400.00 in donations to his Detained for MY Rights – Continuing the Fight for OUR Rights campaign.
Our own On-Going Expenses fund took in $300.00 in new donations to take third place.
Reyes’s Support The Fight Against Tyranny & Corruption! Campaign placed Fourth for the day with a $120.00 donation.
Finally. Frauditor Troll’s Help us Fight this anti-free speech retaliation lawsuit placed fifth with $16.00 in new donations.
We will continue to monitor Reyes’s activities in Minnesota.
