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Influencer jailed for plotting to steal website at gunpoint

The internet sure can be a scary place and can drive people to do the weirdest of thing. Rossi Lorathio Adams II, 27, built up more than a million followers by posting videos of partying Iowa State University students on his website, Doit4thestate.com. He then planned to expand his empire by buying the domain Doitforthestate.com. But for two years, its owner refused to sell it to him. Hopkins, a convicted criminal, forced his way into the man's home, wearing a disguise. He pistol-whipped the victim several times and demanded the domain be transferred over into Adams's name. During a violent struggle, the victim was shot in the leg before he managed to gain control of the gun. He then shot his attacker several times in the chest and called the police. Both men survived and Hopkins was sentenced to prison earlier this year. Has the internet driven people to the brink of crazy already?

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