BenDaDonnn got tased outside a Texas A&M bar. Now he says he's suing.

Hours after Texas A&M Football's official X account celebrated his sideline cameo, Miami livestreamer BenDaDonnn was tased and arrested outside a bar in College Station's Northgate district. Police charged him with evading arrest, with bond set at $7,000, per FOX 26 Houston. Now he says he was racially profiled and plans to sue, a claim police deny. All of it streamed live.

What actually happened?

On Saturday, October 3, BenDaDonnn (real name Benjamin Beard, 34) watched from the sideline as the Aggies beat Arkansas 34-7, according to Complex. The team's official account posted that "Aggie Football is @BenDaDonnn and @nicknayersina approved," per BroBible. At halftime he tried to stream his way into the locker room, saying players had invited him, and head coach Mike Elko had him walked out on camera, as Total Pro Sports reported.

After the game, Beard did a paid appearance at a Northgate bar while livestreaming, according to KBTX. Around 1:20 in the morning on Sunday, officers clearing people from the roadway outside the bar ran into his group. Police say the group refused commands, a man who identified himself as Beard's security guard shoved an officer to the ground, and an officer "deployed a less-lethal tool in an attempt to gain compliance" as Beard tried to get away.

The guard, Kenny Carter, 29, was charged with interference with public duties on a $4,000 bond, and police say they found a gun on him, per FOX 26 Houston. Beard says he spent about 14 hours in confinement before his release on bond. Neither man has been convicted of anything.

On Monday night, during a stream that ran nearly three hours, Beard told a very different story, KBTX reported. He said a bike officer picked him out of the crowd and tased him twice, leaving him bleeding. He admitted he argued with the officer's approach and said his guard pushed the officer's arm away, but insisted the group had moved back onto the sidewalk as told. "We're going to get them for millions," he said.

As of NDTV's October 6 report, cited by Complex, no lawsuit had been filed. The City of College Station said the incident "remains under investigation and review" and declined to comment further.

Why does this matter for creators?

Set aside, for a second, who's right about the sidewalk. That part is disputed, and it may end up in front of a judge. The lesson that isn't disputed is the speed: in under 12 hours, BenDaDonnn went from an official team hype post to a halftime ejection to a taser and a mugshot. Every beat streamed live.

This is the trade schools and teams now make with IRL streamers. They swap sideline access for reach from creators with audiences like his, more than 3.7M followers across platforms per Gray Media. The catch is a live camera the institution doesn't control, and a stream that doesn't stop at the final whistle.

For the creator, the math is even uglier. A one-night paid appearance and borrowed sideline clout run on someone else's brand and someone else's rules. Elko proved that at halftime when he walked the camera out. One unscripted hour can now cost a creator a pending charge, legal exposure, and a news cycle that outlives any booking fee.

"What I do want to say is I do believe that I was racially profiled."

Benjamin "BenDaDonnn" Beard, livestreamer, KBTX

Where does this go from here?

Three threads to watch. First, whether Beard's lawyers actually file, because "we're going to get them for millions" on a livestream is not a complaint in court. Second, the Brazos County cases against both men, which remain open, per Complex. Third, whether the city's review produces footage or findings that settle the two competing accounts.

Watch the athletic departments too. Sideline access for streamers has become a cheap marketing play, and this weekend is the case study they'll pull up the next time someone pitches a creator cameo. Expect tighter credentials and shorter leashes.

The internet will argue about the sidewalk for weeks. For creators, the lesson is already settled: when your whole night is a livestream, every minute of it is on the record.