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Nature & Animals Trans Influencer Nikita Dragun Held in Men's Jail Facility

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Trans Influencer Nikita Dragun Held in Men's Jail Facility After Being Arrested

She was charged with felony battery of a police officer and two misdemeanor offenses.

November 9, 2022

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11/10/22: This story has been updated with statements from Nikita Dragun's publicity rep and the Miami-Dade County mayor's office. 

On Wednesday, several outlets reported that trans influencer Nikita Dragun was being held in a men’s jail facility after being arrested in Miami Beach on Monday night, according to court records.

In a statement late Wednesday afternoon, Nikita Dragun's publicity rep, Jack Ketsoyan, shared that she had been released and was safe. “The situation with Nikita, who is legally female, being placed in a men’s unit of a Florida jail is extremely disturbing and dangerous,” Ketsoyan told Them. "This decision made by the Miami-Dade County Corrections Department directly violates their protocol, which mandates that transgender inmates are classified and housed based on safety needs and gender identity.”

 

A statement from the Miami-Dade Mayor’s office sent to Them late on Wednesday refutes that version of events, claiming that Dragun never made it past the booking process and therefore was never “placed in a men’s unit.” “Due to her high profile status,” they said, Dragun was placed in a holding cell by herself at the facility, which is a https://www.statecourts.org/inmate-search/florida/miami-dade-county/miami-dade-turner-guilford-knight-correctional-center/" }">men’s-only facility.

Earlier this week, Dragun was seen walking around the pool area at the Goodtime Hotel in the nude, according to TMZ, which initially broke the news. NBC News later verified that police officers had been called around 6 p.m. with complaints about a “disorderly patron.” When hotel staff tried to confront Dragun, she threw water on them, according to TMZ. And when the police showed up to Dragun’s hotel room, she reportedly shut the door in their faces, only to reopen it and ask, “Do you want more?” She then reportedly swung an open water bottle toward the officers, leading the water to spill on the officers and staff.

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Dragun has been charged with felony battery of a police officer, misdemeanor disorderly conduct, and misdemeanor battery, according to Page Six. She could face a prison sentence of at least five years, according to the http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0784/Sections/0784.07.html#:~:text=(c)%20In%20the%20case%20of,of%20imprisonment%20of%203%20years." }">Florida state legislature. Dragun was reportedly booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County, though it’s unclear if she’s since been released. The facility has previously faced controversy; earlier this year, three trans protestors who were detained at separate Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 https://transgenderlegal.org/stay-informed/three-transgender-protesters-sue-miami-dade-county-for-violating-civil-rights-in-custody/" }">sued Miami-Dade County, alleging that they had been subjected to abuse on the basis of being trans. The plaintiffs were reportedly strip-searched, misgendered, placed in solitary confinement, and more. Miami-Dade County has

The way that Dragun has been treated appears to be in line with the experiences of other trans inmates. One tweet includes a video from what appears to be a hearing between Dragun and a judge, during which she asked, “Do I have to stay here in the men’s unit still?” The judge responded, “I don’t make the rules up there.”

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The influencer has shown no signs of stopping her antics.

Although Dragun is certainly a controversial figure who has earned the rightful ire of people, having been accused of repeated anti-Blackness, neither she nor any trans person deserves to be mistreated in such horrendous ways. The influencer also opened up earlier this year about having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/documents/backgrounders/smi-in-jails-and-prisons.pdf" }">Studies have found that people living with serious mental illness, which includes bipolar disorder, are more likely to be incarcerated than the average population. Additionally, incarceration is inherently https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2021/05/13/mentalhealthimpacts/" }">harmful to people’s health, and can worsen mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.

Clarification: An earlier version of this story referred to Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where Dragun was held, as a prison. In fact, it is a county jail facility. This version has been updated. 

 

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Posted : 14/11/2022 2:15 pm
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Nikita will be raped within 5 mins in prison Grinning  

 
Posted : 15/11/2022 1:43 am
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@dyno nikita gangbang in prison 🤣 

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Posted : 22/11/2022 9:06 pm
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@james Nikita is Vietnamese like you 

 
Posted : 03/12/2022 1:50 am