Overview

• Culver City police identified the suspect as 33-year-old Joseph Mayuyo of Hawthorne after employees reported threats across social media platforms.
• TikTok security evacuated the Culver City headquarters on Oct. 3 as a precaution in response to an additional threat.
• Detectives obtained arrest and search warrants, then contacted Mayuyo at his residence around 10:10 p.m., with negotiators engaging for more than 90 minutes before he exited.
• Officers booked Mayuyo on suspicion of criminal threats, recovered items with evidentiary value during a search, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department lists him as held without bail.
• Police Chief Jason Sims praised the coordinated response with TikTok’s security team, and authorities reported no injuries as the investigation continues.