Unwanted ‘Pratt bro’ dragged out of Spencer’s party as his shocking past is revealed

Nypost · Jun 03, 2026 · 428 words · By Titus Wu

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Unwanted ‘Pratt bro’ dragged out of Spencer’s party as his shocking past is revealed See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on GoogleAn enthusiastic Spencer Pratt fan spotted trying to share the spotlight with Los Angeles mayoral candidate as he spoke to the media Tuesday night is a convicted drug dealer and Jan.

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Jonathan Mellis — who stood smiling behind Pratt before security appear to shuffle him away as the candidate gave a live interview from his election-night party — was outed by viewers for his notorious past.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mellis later claimed on social media that he was “assaulted” at the party”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries about the name 'Jonathan' and unrelated lists, providing no information regarding social media claims about an assault at a party.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 Women's March was a network of global political rallies that took place in cities around the world on January 21, 2017. These "sister marches" were both formally and organically related to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2017_Women's_March_loc…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films released in 2004.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2004

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump supporters participated in the U.S. Capitol attack, disrupting the joint session of Congress assembled to count electoral votes to formalize Joe Biden's victory …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cases_of_the_January_6…

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Claim 2: “Spencer Pratt [is a] Los Angeles mayoral candidate”

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Multiple independent reports from the New York Post (cross-references) and web search results confirm Spencer Pratt as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win the election outrigh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a primary cast member of the reality television series The Hills and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt

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Claim 3: “had previously been convicted of conspiracy to manufacture or sell methamphetamine”

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While one web search result mentions Mellis's conviction for drug dealing in the context of the 'Pratt bro' story, the specific charge of 'conspiracy to manufacture or sell methamphetamine' is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jonathan Mellis.
https://www.rawstory.com/jonathan-mellis/

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web search NEUTRAL — After the Capitol riot on January 6, conspiracy theorists began suggesting that antifa activists or federal agents dressed as Trump supporters carried out the attacks.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/antifa-j…

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web search NEUTRAL — The document alleges that Mellis is then seen "repeatedly striking and making stabbing movements towards the officers with the weapon in his hand." It accused Mellis of "attempting to strike the offic…
https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-man-capitol-riot-fbi-arres…

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Claim 4: “a history of arrests including for domestic violence, NPR reported.”

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NPR is mentioned as the reporting source for the history of arrests including domestic violence, but the provided evidence snippets for this specific claim are generic or do not provide a second independent confirmation of the domestic violence charge specifically for Mellis.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן, Standard: Yehōnatan / Yōnatan, Tiberian: Yŏhōnāṯān / Yōnāṯān[1]) is a common name given to males which means " YHWH has given" in Hebrew. [2][3] The earliest kno…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(name)

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web search NEUTRAL — Jonathan (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer Jonathan (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski Jonathan (2018 film), an American film directed by Bill Oliver…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan

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web search NEUTRAL — Jonathan died in battle alongside his father on Mount Gilboa in a conflict with the Philistines (1 Samuel 31). This tragedy concluded his life on earth and ended Saul’s dynasty. David’s lament for Jon…
https://biblehub.com/q/who_was_jonathan_in_the_bible.htm

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Claim 5: “Jonathan Mellis... is a convicted drug dealer and Jan. 6 rioter.”

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NPR reports that pardoned Jan 6 rioters had records including drug trafficking, and specific reports on Jonathan Mellis confirm his sentencing for the Capitol riot and his conviction for drug dealing.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable people have died by suicide. This includes suicides effected under duress and excludes deaths by accident or misadventure. People who may or may not have died by their own hand, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicides_(1900–1999)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also known as Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) or Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO; Persian: سازمان مجاهدین خلق ایران, romanized: Sâzmân-e Mojâhedin-e Kha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_Mojahedin_Organizatio…

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Claim 6: “Mellis claimed to be a Pratt supporter, giving an interview earlier to NBC News”

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The provided evidence for this claim includes unrelated Wikipedia entries and general news about Spencer Pratt, but does not contain the specific NBC News interview where Mellis claims to be a Pratt supporter.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of wars involving Afghanistan.
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Claim 7: “He pleaded guilty to assaulting an officer at the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol”

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Two independent web sources (NPR and a news report on the Williamsburg man) explicitly state that Mellis pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers during the Jan 6 riot.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an incomplete list of the 2020 Women's March events in January, most of which took place on January 18, and some on January 19 or later (as noted).
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