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    Therapist William Abraham Found Dead; Suspect Terryon Thomas arrested

    Idris Bevan Posted on

    Police arrested a TikTok influencer in connection with the murder of a therapist whose body was found wrapped in a tarp along a Louisiana highway over the weekend.

    Terryon Ishmael Thomas, 20, was wanted on charges of aggravated criminal damage to property, resisting an officer and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle following the death of William Nicholas Abraham, 69, according to an affidavit filed in the case.

    Abraham’s body was discovered Sunday along Highway 51 between the unincorporated community of Fluker and the village of Tangipahoa on the state’s southeastern border, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office reported. The body was found partially hidden along the road about 60 miles northeast of Baton Rouge, where investigators said the victim worked.

    The local medical examiner concluded Abraham died as a result of blunt force trauma and classified his death as a homicide, the sheriff’s office said.

    Police arrested Thomas in Dallas, Texas, online jail records show. He was taken into custody Tuesday evening and remained held without bail Wednesday.

    According to his arrest warrant obtained by USA TODAY, Thomas is from Newellton, a northern Tensas community in the northeastern part of the state, about 140 miles north of Baton Rouge.

    Police did not provide a motive for the killing and it was not immediately known whether the victim and Thomas knew each other.

    According to a biography on his website, Abraham was a life coach, licensed professional counselor, motivational speaker, author and more.

    His office was near the Mid City South neighborhood, about seven miles east of downtown Baton Rouge.

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    The suspect was on the run and was wanted before his arrest

    According to an arrest warrant, a Baton Rouge police officer attempted to stop a black Lincoln MKZ in the city about 50 miles southwest of where Abraham’s body was found.

    The officer attempted to stop the vehicle after the license plate was recovered, which showed the vehicle had been stolen.

    The driver backed into the police unit and fled the scene before the accident, an officer wrote in the arrest warrant.

    During a photo shoot, the officer involved in the accident identified Thomas as the wanted party.

    The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office released photos to the public Monday of the driver, who is wanted as a person of interest in the case.

    Who is Thomas, also known as “Mr. Prada on TikTok?

    Police confirmed that Thomas went by the name “Mr. Prada 456,” WBRZ-TV reported.

    USA TODAY has reached out to Baton Rouge police.

    The profile photo on Thomas’s TikTok page is a picture of his face with his eyes crossed out and his mouth with black Xs.

    As of Wednesday, the TikTok page had more than 3.9 million followers and its most recent post showed it was uploaded three days ago.

    The caption read “fyp” and showed Thomas lifting weights while Katy Perry’s song “I’m His, He’s Mine” from her latest album “143” played in the background.

    Thomas was jailed without bail in Dallas

    It was not immediately known when Thomas would be due in court in Louisiana on the charges or whether he had retained an attorney.

    Anyone with information about Thomas’ whereabouts or the victim’s murder is asked to call 985-902-2008.

    To share information anonymously, call the Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa hotline at 1-800-554-5245 or visit www.tangicrimestoppers.com

    Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.

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