'Ya’ll not catching me': ‘Famous Richard’ mocks NYPD in bizarre TikTok video after safety alert release
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: A gang banger-turned-comedian is currently being sought by New York Police Department for reportedly trying to grab officers’ firearms and also harassing a cop using racial slurs in his bizarre attention-seeking videos. In a recent video, Richard Sharp, 24, aka 'Famous Richard' mocked the police after they put a safety alert looking for him, telling law enforcement “Ya’ll not catching me.”
The self-proclaimed member of the Black Disciples street gang has a dozen prior busts and a “history of assault on law enforcement.” “Ya’ll not gonna catch me. I don’t know why ya’ll posting this. Ya’ll not catching me,” Sharp said in a new clip posted on his account. “I’m gonna be in Mexico somewhere on King David,” referencing to Black Disciples founder Davis Barksda.
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Who is Richard Sharp?
Sharp is a Chicago native and a member of the Black Disciple gang, according to an intelligence alert set out by NYPD. In his response mocking the police, the 24-year-old said in his zany video, "It’s just me by myself on King David. You not cut like that. You is not cut like that. You not built like that,” posted on Sunday, April 2, which shows him lecturing a cop on a city subway platform. “You looking at my finger… Stop acting like you like that,” reported New York Post.
An NYPD “Intelligence Alert” notice read, “(He) is an aspiring comedian/drill rapper that is antagonizing (cops) by attempting to touch their firearms, threatening (cops) and provoking (cops) into physical confrontations." “All (cops) should utilize proper tactics and caution when interacting with the above subject,” reported the source. The brazen gangbanger has recorded himself trying to pull guns from NYPD officer’s holsters on at least three occasions at different locations, police sources said.
Richard Sharp harrases a cop using anti-Asian racial slurs
Asian NYPD officer racially harassed pic.twitter.com/wpvJAY3sJr
— Asian Dawn (@AsianDawn4) March 29, 2023
In Sharp's yet another havoc-causing video, the attention-seeking comedian appeared to be mocking and harassing a cop using anti-Asian statements. “Get back Bruce Lee lookin man,” he screamed, while the cop tried to bat his hand away, according to a video posted on the Asian Dawn Twitter feed. “Stop pushing me before I smack your g--- a—!” Sharp's videos racked millions of views as he is seen flashing his finger in people's faces, confronting everyone from cops to costumed superheroes in Times Square.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
