COLORADO — A YouTuber accused of speeding from Colorado Springs to Denver in about 20 minutes was arrested in Texas and is now about to be extradited to Colorado.
Rendon Tyrell Dietzmann, 32, of Texas, who also goes by Gixxer Brah on YouTube, was arrested Wednesday in Denton County, northwest of Dallas, on a warrant out of El Paso County in Colorado, according to court records obtained by Denver news partner Thursday.
On Friday, the Fourth Judicial District Attorney's Office announced that arrangements are to have Deitzmann extradited to El Paso County. There is no timeline on when Dietzmann will make his first court appearance. According to the DA's office, Dietzmann faces the following:
- Menacing, Misdemeanor 1
- Engaged in Speed Contest, Traffic 1
- Reckless Endangerment, Misdemeanor 2
- Reckless Driving, Traffic 2
- Speeding 40/Moreover limit, Traffic 2
- Engaged in Exhibition of Speed, Traffic 2
- Vehicle had no Number Plates Attached, Traffic Class B
He was arrested on an assault charge, jail records from the Denton County Sheriff’s Office show.
Dietzmann was wanted by the Colorado State Patrol on suspicion of menacing, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, speeding, and other charges, after uploading a since-deleted video to YouTube which showed him riding a motorcycle from Colorado Springs to Denver at more than 150 mph as he weaved in an out of lanes and between cars along I-25 on Sept. 28, 2023.
That route typically takes an hour to an hour and a half to complete without traffic.
The Colorado incident isn’t the first for Dietzmann, as similar videos exist in which the suspect can be seen speeding along various highways from across the U.S.
Denver7's Oscar Contreras contributed to this report.
