Background Information

Updated: Wednesday, 9 September 2009 5:40pm (GMT)

Bobby Joe Blythe posted a video to his YouTube channel[1] on 1st April 2009 with the accompanying description[2].

This dummy was in my shopping center while I was on a Bodyguard Job in Washington, DC. This guy was in the Pizza Hut eating pizza off the plates of others and the Pizza Hut Manager ran him out with a pistol. Later the very same day, police officers were called to remove him from a nearby pharmacy after having been caught reaching into customer's purses.

A short time after that, he visited a Napa Auto Parts store next to my Karate Dojo and told the management he planned on teaching in that Dojo and that Jesus taught him. The Napa guys told him he was confused (their polite way of warning the man against such action), but not wanting to miss a show, they told the man they would close early just to watch and that he must not know the owner, which is nobody to play with.

Needless to say, the police pulled him out of the dumpster behind my Karate Dojo where he was neatly placed. Semper Fi to all my Marine brothers. The karate student in the white is also a Marine Sgt. and a brand new Black Belt.

Never get stupid with a Marine, you could get jacked up and have your clock stopped.

YouTube removed the original video[3] after the story was widely circulated but this is the copy posted on LiveLeak[4].

WARNING! This video is rated 18A, 18 or X depending on your country. It shows two stomps to the head/neck resulting in critical injuries, a disturbing wheezing noise and a pool of blood. Viewer discretion is STRONGLY advised.

Comments

Comments started to appear around a month later.

bobbyjoeblythe007
He was confused and YES, there is a GOD.

greenhorn311
Hum that was ...... hum .....Im speechless
What happend afterward he lived?
Did he happend to come back with a lawer?

bobbyjoeblythe007
Last I heard, he was in Salem, VA in the Mental Lockup there. Go figure!!! Earlier that day, the police ran him out of the Drug Store and later a Pizza Manager pulled a pistol on him. I was on a Bodyguard job that day and when I showed up, he came in later while I was teaching. The cops pulled him out of the Dumpster behind the dojo.

Oluwadan
This is a brutal and unnecessary act of ego. This man was obviously mentally ill and should come back and sue you ass. He has obviously now got enough video evidence. Stamping on a persons head is not reasonable force and this type of behaviour is not acceptable from a 'martial artist'. Placing it on public view brings shme to the martial arts community.

ee1264
I can see accepting a challenge from someone who comes into your dojo, but you had prior knowledge that this person was mentally disturbed. Also letting your student stomp on the guy at the end was purely negligent. Finally you didn't call the police or EMTs. Hope you have your insurance paid up.

ua26695
Bad decision, I would say.

bobbyjoeblythe007
He was advised not to do what he had said he was going to do.....PERIOD. And that was to not go into THAT DOJO. That DOJO isn't like any other DOJO. This Dojo raised it's own Bodyguards for a Company in Northern Virginia. This Sensei just so happens to be the Director of the Service.

ua26695
He was told not to go to another ones DOJO. PERIOD!

bobbyjoeblythe007
If it would have took longer, I would have dropped both. This upset me it took so look. I was very disappointed with my guy and he paid for a week after that. That video will be coming up soon. That video will have the name....Fight for Life. That one will be good.

ize1277
that dude snapped; looks to me like somebody lost control

Note: ua26695 is one of Blythe's friends and has been identified.

On 13th August 2009, Bullshido[5] were notified[6] of the video and an investigation began. Around the same time 4Chan[7], Reddit[8] and Digg[9] also posted stories about the video. As 4Chan’s attentions focussed on Blythe he started to remove his accounts on YouTube, Facebook[10] and elsewhere[11]. Unfortunately for Blythe and fortunately for us, the Internet has a long memory.

Questions Raised

This information alone presents some interesting lines of enquiry for the investigation:

  • Is the 'Fight for Life' video another incriminating video featuring Willie J Dennis?
  • What was the name of the nearby pharmacy or drug store where KFG was run out of?
  • Who was the manager of the Pizza Hut at the time and where was it?
  • Where was the Napa Auto Parts store and who worked there at the time? Did they witness the beating?
  • What mental lockup could Blythe be referring to in Salem, VA? Internet searches lead nowhere[12].
Sources
  1. Bobby Joe Blythe's YouTube Channel (now removed) [link]
  2. TheoHuxtable..'s post on 12oz Prophet [link]
  3. YouTube video circulated by Reddit and Digg (now removed) [link]
  4. LiveLeak - Mentally Challenged man seriously beaten, possibly to death. [link]
  5. Bullshido website [link]
  6. tkdtravel's post at Bullshido [link]
  7. 4Chan Image Board [link]
  8. Reddit - Mentally Challenged Man Beaten to Death [NSFW] Lets bring this criminal to justice! [link]
  9. Digg - Mentally Challenged Man Beaten to Death [link]
  10. Bobby Joe Blythe on Facebook (now deleted) [link]
  11. Blythe's photos on Donald Bohan's memorial site (now removed) [link]
  12. bjjgame's post on Bullshido regarding mental institutions in Salem, VA [link]