FPSRussia
Kyle DeShawn Myers (born May 9, 1986), better known by his online alias FPSRussia, is an American internet personality, podcaster, and former YouTuber. He is a co-host of the Painkiller Already (PKA) podcast.
Myers first started his career posting video of himself playing Call of Duty games. Myers created a character he would play called Dimitri Potapov and described him as a "professional Russian" from Moscow. He also spoke with a heavy Russian accent. Myers said he created the character after a co-worker at the car dealership he was working at spoke in a Russian accent.[1] He would begin to upload videos of himself firing weapons to show how they differ from weapons in video games like Call of Duty. After seeing his firearm videos start to get more views, he decided to switch his content from game plays to gun demonstrations.[2]
In 2010, he created the Painkiller Already (PKA) podcast alongside WoodysGamertag and WingsOfRedemption. Wings has since been fired and replaced with MurkaDurkah.
During his time running the YouTube channel, Myers met a man named Keith Ratliff. Ratliff would befriend Myers and would become the main weapon supplier for him. On January 3, 2013, Ratliff would be murdered at his house in Carnesville, Georgia. His murder is still unsolved.[3] After his death, Myers took some time away from the channel. On March 29, 2013, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) raided Myer's farm where he shoots his videos but found nothing.[4][5]
In August 2017, his house was raided again by ATF and GBI agents. They said he had hash oil shipped through the mail. He was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and they took 50 of the guns in his house.[6] On June 19, 2019, a judge sentenced Myers to 56 days in prison and two years probation.[7] Myers would end the YouTube channel for good in 2016.
References
change- ↑ "EpicMealTime, FPSRussia and the Secret to Mass Appeal on YouTube". Asylum. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Gamer and Gun Enthusiast Imitates Crazy 'Call of Duty' Stunts". Asylum. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Ratliff murder investigation is active, GBI says". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ↑ "ATF Raids YouTube's Favorite 'Russian' Weapons And Explosives Expert". Business Insider. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ↑ "FPSRussia Raid: Kyle Myers's Property Searched By Federal Agents". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ↑ "United States v. MYERS (3:18-cr-00049)". Court Listener. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ↑ "PKA 459 THE RETURN OF KYLE". Painkiller Already. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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