McKinley Richardson says Jack Doherty laughed off the horrific robbery for the views

Influencer McKinley Richardson She speaks publicly about a terrifying night that she says changed her life forever. The social media star, who previously dated YouTubers and Kick streamer Jack DohertyShe revealed she was robbed at gunpoint in Compton during one of Doherty’s live filming sessions for Doherty’s “takeover”, and claimed the traumatic experience was later turned into online content. In a new episode of Camilla AraujoOn his podcast, Richardson described the harrowing ordeal in vivid detail, recalling how what started as a night out for “content” quickly turned into a near-death experience. “It changed my life,” McKinley said on the podcast. “To this day, I still say that a few years were lost from my life that night because I thought it was over.”

Richardson explained that she joined Doherty and his crew for what she thought was a harmless social event, but later learned that it was a dangerous “takeover,” a type of illegal street racing gathering involving stolen cars, firearms, and huge late-night crowds.

“I had no idea what a seizure was,” she said. “I thought there would be DJs and music. I didn’t know hundreds of people were drifting in stolen cars at midnight in Compton.” Despite the presence of two security guards, Richardson said she felt unsafe almost immediately. “The minute I got out of the car, people were screaming that I didn’t belong there,” she recalls. “It was terrifying.”

After several chaotic stops, McKinley said she told Doherty she was not going out to the third location. “I said, ‘I think I’ll just stay in the car. This sounds dangerous,'” she recalled. “I had no idea how right I was.”

Moments later, McKinley says her instincts proved right. “I looked up and made eye contact with two masked men,” she said. “Then another man wearing a surgical mask and gloves opened the truck door and pointed a gun at me.”

The armed robber allegedly demanded to know who was inside before getting into the truck. “He ran right at me,” McKinley recalled. “I just remember begging him, telling him he could have everything. My wallet, my money, whatever he wanted.”

With a gun to her head, Richardson said she thought she was about to die. “It was like an out-of-body experience,” she said. “I thought it was over. I was closing my eyes waiting for what would happen.”

The gunman fled with her wallet and money, leaving her trembling alone. “I never shook that feeling,” she admitted. “He could have made a different choice, and I wouldn’t be here.”

When Doherty and his team returned to the van, McKinley said she was in complete shock, before the night took another disturbing turn. “I was begging him to turn off the cameras,” she said. “But he refused. He did not finish the live broadcast.”

According to McKinley, Doherty laughed off her shock and treated the incident as potential viral content. “He said, ‘You’re going to wake up to all these TikToks tomorrow,’” she claimed. “And I remember thinking that everything pleases him, even this.”

She said that moment completely shattered her. “I realized he didn’t care,” McKinley said. “The man who once made me feel so protected was gone. I was just content.”

It became clear that every aspect of her identity, from her career to her self-confidence, became something he wanted to manage or monetize, McKinley said.