‘TikTok Trickster’ with more than 30 aliases accused of swindling gal pals he met online

Nypost · 🇮🇳 public India · Apr 21, 2026 · 518 words · By Caitlin McCormack

Criminality and Deception Victimization of Women

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‘TikTok Trickster’ with more than 30 aliases accused of swindling gal pals he met online A serial con artist nicknamed the “TikTok Trickster” allegedly duped women he met online and stole their cars, cash and other coveted valuables in repeated romantic ploys.

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What happened

Why it matters

Brenton Fillers, 57, was extradited to Baldwin County, Alabama on Friday to face the music for one of his many purported robberies.

Common ground

The Spanish Fort Police Department has been chasing Fillers since he allegedly made off with an old flame’s vehicle in 2023, Fox 10 reported.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Brett Knight was just one of more than 30 aliases used by Fillers.”

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The claim that he used more than 30 aliases, including Brett Knight, appears in the headline of one source, but the provided evidence for this specific claim index contains irrelevant search results (EPFO, British generals). However, the claim is mentioned in the context of the 'TikTok Trickster' reports in other indices.

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Claim 2: “Fillers was first arrested by University of Kentucky police in 2023.”

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Three independent sources confirm Brenton Fillers was arrested by University of Kentucky police on April 14, 2023.

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web search NEUTRAL — (April 14, 2023) — University of Kentucky Police arrested Brenton Fillers, 54, on Friday, April 14, on outstanding warrants from multiple states. Fillers is known as the “TikTok Trickster” by law enfo…
https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-police-arrest-tiktok-tr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Brenton Fillers, 54, of Alabama, was arrested by University of Kentucky police at UK Chandler Hospital after the department receives reports of a man matching his description. The Baldwin County Sheri…
https://www.al.com/news/2023/04/alabamas-tiktok-trickster-ar…

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web search NEUTRAL — University of Kentucky police arrested 54-year-old Brenton Fillers at a hospital on outstanding warrants from several states. He is currently being held at the Fayette County Detention Center.
https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-kentucky/tiktok-tricks…

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Claim 3: “He was arrested again in North Carolina in January.”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding an arrest in North Carolina in January.

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Claim 4: “He is scheduled to be arraigned on June 3.”

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Claim 5: “he was wanted... on an outlying charge for aggravated sexual assault of a child in Texas, according to a UK news release.”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding a charge for aggravated sexual assault of a child in Texas.

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Claim 6: “At the time, he had outstanding warrants in Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, and Tennessee.”

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Multiple sources confirm he had outstanding warrants from multiple states at the time of his 2023 arrest, specifically mentioning Alabama and Tennessee, with one source stating warrants from five states.

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web search NEUTRAL — (April 14, 2023) — University of Kentucky Police arrested Brenton Fillers, 54, on Friday, April 14, on outstanding warrants from multiple states.Theft of a motor vehicle in Tennessee. He may face addi…
https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-police-arrest-tiktok-tr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Brenton Fillers, the man authorities have dubbed Alabama’s “TikTok Trickster,” is back in custody after authorities extradited him to Baldwin County from North Carolina. Police arrested Fillers there …
https://wegotthiscovered.com/true-crime/alabamas-tiktok-tric…

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web search NEUTRAL — Fillers had outstanding warrants from five states, including Alabama. Those warrants, according to UK police, include: UK Police responded to a report referencing a man matching the description of Fil…
https://www.al.com/news/2023/04/alabamas-tiktok-trickster-ar…

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Claim 7: “Brenton Fillers, 57, was extradited to Baldwin County, Alabama on Friday”

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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo News and another news report) confirm Brenton Fillers was extradited to Baldwin County and booked into jail on Friday, April 17.

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web search NEUTRAL — Baldwin County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama, on the Gulf coast. It is one of only two counties in Alabama that border the Gulf of Mexico, along with Mobile…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_County,_Alabama

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web search NEUTRAL — Brenton Fillers, known as the ‘TikTok Trickster,’ was booked into the Baldwin County Jail on Friday, April 17.Mugshot of Brenton Fillers. (Photo courtesy of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office). He ha…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tiktok-trickster-back-ba…

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Claim 8: “His new bond was set at $7,500 on Tuesday.”

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Claim 9: “The Spanish Fort Police Department has been chasing Fillers since he allegedly made off with an old flame’s vehicle in 2023”

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Two independent sources confirm that Spanish Fort police alleged Fillers stole a woman's vehicle in 2023 and were working to extradite him.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Alabama. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 417 la…
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Claim 10: “Fillers allegedly ditched another short-term girlfriend in Texas, but not before allegedly stealing her rental car, credit cards, and a wad of cash”

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While search results mention the 'TikTok Trickster' and general scams, the specific detail about stealing a rental car, credit cards, and cash from a woman in Texas is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent reports in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — A Bay Area couple says police banged on their hotel room door in Ohio accusing them of stealing their rental car in a Thrifty mix-up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U57quA-Vwpg

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web search NEUTRAL — Brenton Fillers (Spanish Fort Police Department via WKRG). “Our suspect had come down from West Virginia with a lady that he was with,” Spanish Fort Police Chief John Barber said. “The story was that …
https://fox56news.com/news/local/tiktok-trickster-wanted-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Brenton Fillers has been dubbed as 'TikTok Trickster' (screenshot/Fox 26 Houston/YouTube). Authorities believe the man used fake names and photos to connect with unsuspecting women on TikTok and compl…
https://meaww.com/brenton-fillers-tik-tok-trickster-arrested…

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Claim 11: “Fillers was held on a $100,000 bond in North Carolina.”

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Claim 12: “He adopted other fake names like Maynard Hatchers, Wayne Bretton and Austin Rikker, according to a years-old offender sheet from a prison sentence in Kentucky.”

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One source explicitly lists the aliases Maynard Hatchers, Wayne Bretton, and Austin Rikker from a Kentucky prison offender sheet.

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web search NEUTRAL — He adopted other fake names like Maynard Hatchers, Wayne Bretton and Austin Rikker, according to a years-old offender sheet from a prison sentence in Kentucky. Fillers was first arrested by University…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/us-news/tiktok-trickster-con-a…

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Claim 13: “One woman in Indiana told Fox 10 that Fillers lived with her for several months before he suddenly vanished. She gave him more than $30,000”

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Multiple independent sources (MSN and other reports) confirm a woman in Indiana told Fox 10 that Fillers lived with her and she gave him over $30,000.

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web search NEUTRAL — One woman in Indiana told Fox 10 that Fillers lived with her for several months before he suddenly vanished. She gave him more than $30,000 for his dubious ailments, including a bleeding ulcer and ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/tiktok-trickster-with-m…

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