Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, formerly known as BitBoy, is making headlines again – and not in a good way. He’s been arrested for the second time after allegedly sending a barrage of emails to a judge whom he’s publicly disparaged as “corrupt” and even a “future convicted felon.”

Armstrong, who has already been denied bail, announced via X last Friday that an arrest warrant had been issued because of his contact with Judge Kimberly Childs, the same judge currently presiding over the defamation lawsuit against him.

The exact content of these emails remains unclear. However, around the same time, Armstrong also took to social media, posting numerous criticisms of Judge Childs and even claiming in one striking post that she is “holding my children hostage.”

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To give some background, Judge Childs is the presiding judge in the ongoing lawsuit brought against Armstrong on September 28, 2023, by Hit Network and its parent company, BJ Investment Holdings. That lawsuit accuses Armstrong of libel and slander.

This isn’t Armstrong’s first brush with the law this past September either. He was previously arrested after he livestreamed himself driving to the residence of an individual who had possession of a Hit Network company Lamborghini – property that had been repossessed from him.

Following that incident, he was arrested on charges of “loitering/prowling” and “simple assault by placing another in fear.” He was later released – “after eight hours in the slammer,” as he himself put it – on a $2,600 bond.

Adding to the tumultuous period, BJ Investment Holdings had already distanced themselves from Armstrong in August 2023, dropping him from the BitBoy brand. This occurred amidst allegations concerning substance abuse and claims that he had caused “emotional, physical, and financial damage.”

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