Former YouTuber James “James Freeman” Springer was released from the Pima County, Arizona, Adult Detention Center on bond on Wednesday and successfully attended his arraignment hearing without incident on Thursday.
Springer had been in the detention center since early may following an altercation that has been classified as domestic violence with his wife and family that was followed by a low-speed police chase and Springer’s arrest by local police.
After weeks of silence from Springer’s camp, a group of Texas and Arizona banded together last week after Roy “Pigs Under Pressure” Tripoloni got Springer’s permission to do a GoFundMe. The group, at one point helped by Jose “Chille” DeCastro, streamed every night for four nights in a row and brought in staggering amounts of donations to the campaign.
A little over a week later, Tripoloni’s GoFundMe – which is still active even after Springer was released from jail – has earned a current total of $68,136. It gained another $160.00, edging out Angel “Kansas City Accountability” Moses who brought in $158.00, and the account established for Luis “Real Constitutional Upholders” Johnson which brought in $80.00 for Thursday.
To put the record amount in perspective, SeanPaul “Long Island Audit” Reyes is considered the master of GoFundMe campaigns. His nine recorded (two still active) campaigns set records, with two of his campaigns – Help Me Fight These Unlawful Charges & Injustice and Support the Fight Against Tyranny & Corruption – surpassing $55,000.00 in total donations.
These are campaigns that took months to reach their peaks and the outpouring of support to Springer’s campaign has brought in roughly $7,000.00 more than Reyes’s highest grossing campaign in a single week.
Naturally, the massive haul to someone involved in a domestic violence episode has brought a reaction from the auditing community. Free range grandmother and sometime activist for the homeless Regan Benson, for example, has been highly critical of people who give money to someone who can’t get his homelife in order rather than to the campaign of her sidekick Luis Johnson, who was recently shot by police officers after shooting someone in downtown Denver.
There have also been growing calls for accountability for the nearly $70,000.00 in donations towards Springer’s bond. That bond was set at $40,000.00, leaving Springer with $30,000.00 (and the $40,000.00 after his trial wraps up), of money to help with charges that have been reduced to a low-level felony and multiple misdemeanor charges that are likely to be reduced or dropped at trial.
The fact that Tripoloni, Springer and others involved in the collection of that fund have gone radio silent from last week has also led to suspicion and questions about what Springer will do with the money.
On Thursday, Springer was successfully arraigned in Pima County Superior Court for two charges of Misdemeanor Disorderly conduct – Domestic Violence, two counts of misdemeanor Threat-Intimidate-Physical Injury – Domestic Violence, one misdemeanor count of Criminal Damage – Deface and one felony count of Unlawful Flight from Law Enforcement.
Despite Springer bringing in more money than the average American household in a week, the YouTuber qualified for a public defender to represent him as the case moves forward.
Despite Springer bringing in more money than the average American household in a week, the YouTuber has a public defender to represent him as the case moves forward. According to YouTuber Lane Myers, who posted on our YouTube channel, “Public defender is not based on income or assets. It’s based on charges. You can’t even hold a single hearing without a lawyer present. Unless he goes through the process to proceed pro se, they force you to have a lawyer, billionaire or homeless.”
His next hearing is for case management and has been scheduled for July 1, 2026, in Pima County Superior Court.
So wait, they give money without any limits set out on what that money is for. They keep giving it once they are over the total amount due for bail then when it is all said and done, they want accountability? As if someone will do things with the money? like buy food, get a room since he is homeless or just spend it at Burger King for supper. But by all means hand ove4r 70K and then wonder where oh where did the money go? Up his nose? On Blow? You gave over the money idiots. Wherefore it went it really none of your business.
PT Barnum, “once you get the suckers MONEY, you ain’t ever giving it back.”
Hand over 70K to free James Freeman is simply posting a sign say “Ripe for picking.”
What a bunch of whiney idiots.