TikTok creator arrested on livestream: Honduran national accused of child sexual assault

Texas police apologized after interrupting a livestream by TikTok creator machetillo to arrest him following a months-long investigation

Justin Tomlinson

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TikTok creator arrested on livestream: Honduran national accused of child sexual assault

Texas law enforcement officials have apologized after police officers interrupted a TikTok creator known as machetillo during a live broadcast to announce his arrest. The creator, identified as Omar Adalid Gavarette Portillo, is a Honduran national who was broadcasting to his followers when the police intervention occurred.[1][2]

Authorities tracked Gavarette Portillo to Harris County, Texas, where he was apprehended. The arrest was the culmination of a months-long investigation by police into allegations of child sexual assault against the Honduran national.[1][2]

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