YouTuber Calum McSwiggan Charged With Filing False Police Report On Alleged Beating
“I just want people to believe I was actually attacked,” McSwiggan told BuzzFeed News on Wednesday.
L.A. County Sheriff
McSwiggan was arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies a short time later after he was seen allegedly vandalizing a parked car. At the jail, officials said they observed McSwiggan "injuring himself with the handle and receiver to a payphone inside the cell," after which he was taken to a local hospital.
McSwiggan, who is known for his personal YouTube videos, was scheduled to be in court Wednesday on one charge of making a false police report, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
He faces a maximum 364 days in jail if convicted in the case, which remains under investigation, prosecutors said.
McSwiggan did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the added charge of making a false police report.
A spokesperson for the Abbey told BuzzFeed News: "We are deferring all questions on this to the West Hollywood Sheriff."