King Of Instagram in Trouble With the Law

11 Dec, 2014

Professional poker player Dan Bilzerian is no stranger to the spotlight, but usually it’s for his hard-partying antics, not his card-playing acumen.

The 34-year-old dubbed the “King of Instagram” after amassing millions of followers was arrested Tuesday night at Los Angeles International Airport on a Las Vegas warrant accusing him of possessing bomb-making materials.

Bilzerian was released Wednesday and is scheduled to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court on Jan. 9 to face two felony counts. If convicted, he could face up to 6 years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each count.

His lawyer, David Chesnoff, had no comment except to say Wednesday that Bilzerian and Jeremy Guymon, who is also charged with possessing explosive materials, were looking forward to their day in court.

Bilzerian’s popular Instagram account is consistently filled with photos of a playboy lifestyle: private jets, scantily clad women, piles of cash, guns, and Bilzerian shooting those guns in the desert.

The criminal complaint ties Bilzerian to an investigation of an explosion in a remote desert area near Vegas. The Bureau of Land Management called Las Vegas police detectives Nov. 4 after the agency discovered a field of debris from an explosion on BLM land near South Las Vegas Boulevard.

Las Vegas police spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said the investigation is ongoing and she couldn’t say what evidence linked Bilzerian to the blast.

AP

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