Washington transit police arrested a man Wednesday who appeared on MTV’s “Catfish” on charges he made “terroristic threats” against Washington subway stations, buses and trains.
Police allege Jerez Nehemiah Stone-Coleman, also known as Kidd Cole, made 11 phone calls reporting “bomb threats and/or hostage situations” that spurred responses from law enforcement, but ended up being hoaxes. He was arrested Wednesday morning at his home in the 1600 block of Fort Davis Place in Washington.
A criminal complaint alleges Stone-Coleman made the threats between December and May 12 to the Metro Transit Police Communications Division.
“In each instance, the caller conveyed specific threat information concerning destructive devices and intended acts of violence,” Metro Transit Police said in a press release.
The release alleges several incidents, including a Jan. 22, 2015 threat in which Stone-Coleman threatened to take hostages on a metrobus and kill them unless he was paid a $15 million ransom. In another alleged threat, Stone-Coleman said an individual wearing “all black clothing” and glasses had threatened to blow up a bus and was brandishing an AS-50 sniper rifle.
Authorities used cell phone records, video surveillance footage from stations and buses and telephone audio to identify Stone-Coleman, the press release said. A warrant for his arrest was issued on Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.
“Catfish” is an MTV show in which hosts investigate, then call out people online for misrepresenting themselves. Stone-Coleman appeared in a popular 2014 episode where one of the hosts became so angry he threw Coleman’s cell phone into the water.