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20 year old, Terryon Ishmael Thomas has been arrested in Dallas following the death of his therapist, 69 year old William Nicholas Abraham. The case began when Abraham’s body was discovered on Sunday (Sept. 29), wrapped in a tarp along a highway near Tangipahoa Parish, LA, 60 miles northeast of Baton Rouge. Coroner later determined that Abraham died as a result of blunt force trauma, making his death a homicide, with authorities describing his death as “very physical, very violent.”
The TikTok star, with over 3 million followers had been showing signs of instability before the arrest after taking a hiatus and coming back to social media, shaving his hair on live and having mental breakdowns. He changed his name from “Mr. Prada” to Terryon, claiming he doesn’t identify as Mr. Prada anymore. Thomas, originally from Newellton in northern Tensas Parish, was arrested in Dallas, TX, on Tuesday (Oct. 1). He faces charges of aggravated criminal damage to property, resisting an officer, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
In 2015, Abraham was accused of inappropriately touching an 11 year old boy during one of his counselling sessions, however, his lawyer, Jarrett Ambeau, claims the 11 year old was not Ismael. Abraham was arrested on suspicion of molestation, but after being booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and posting a $25,000 bond, the case never went to trial.
This is after TikTok users noted that Ismael would post and repost sexual assault content, with his last repost (now deleted), being a video of a young woman killing men who try to harm her friend. The Baton Rouge Police Department has confirmed that Thomas, known on TikTok as “Mr. Prada,” remains a key figure in the ongoing investigation. Authorities are still working to determine where Abraham’s murder took place, as no signs of a crime were found at his Baton Rouge home.
