A TikTok star known as “Mr. Prada,” according to FOX8 New Orleans reporting, was arrested in connection with the murder of a beloved Louisiana therapist over the weekend.
William Nicholas “Nick” Abraham, 69, was once a Catholic priest before becoming a fixture in the Baton Rouge community as a therapist and cable television personality.
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Abraham’s body was discovered early Sunday morning wrapped in a tarp in a ditch along Highway 51 by a passerby. Authorities believe his body may have been dumped there Saturday evening.
Terryon Ishmael Thomas, 20, was arrested Tuesday in Dallas County, Texas, after the Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office released a statement confirming the social media personality was a person of interest.
Terryon Thomas, 20, is in custody in Texas after being linked to the murder of a beloved Baton Rouge therapist and former Catholic priest. (Dallas County Sheriff’s Office)
Thomas is wanted for aggravated criminal damage to property, resisting a police officer and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in Tangipahoa Parish.
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Terryon Thomas, also known as “Mr. Prada” on TikTok, once posted a video captioned “practicing for my police ID, because this could be the year someone meets God if he annoys me too much.” On his two accounts on TikTok, the personality has more than 8 million followers.
Thomas will now have to complete a hearing with a Texas judge who will consider extradition to Louisiana based on the charges.
“Mr. Prada” captioned his video indicating that he may have to pose for a photo ID in the near future in a previously posted TikTok video. (@mr.pradaofficial through TikTok)
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook Tuesday a request for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, saying “detectives believe the individual seen in these store surveillance photos is the last known person at having driven the vehicle of William Nicholas Abraham, 69 years old. “
“The vehicle was located by Baton Rouge Police Monday afternoon. The driver of the vehicle, at that time, drove away from a traffic stop and ultimately fled after crashing the car,” the post continues.
“Nick” Abraham was a Baton Rouge community member, former Catholic priest and providing mental health counseling on local cable television. (Dr Nick Abraham, LPC – conseiller through Fb)
The Tangipahoa Parish Coroner’s Office ruled that Abraham was killed by blunt force trauma. The investigation has now been turned over to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, according to an email sent to Fox Information Digital.
“I am absolutely devastated and completely surprised that something like this could have happened to a man who I thought was so tender, so kind and had such a servant’s heart,” Abraham’s lawyer, Jarrett Ambeau, told FOX 8 New Orleans.
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The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to Fox Information Digital’s request for comment.
Jasmine is a writer at Fox Information Digital and a military wife based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to [email protected]
