Reality TV doesn’t always play out the way producers hope. Street Outlaws star Daddy Dave found himself at the center of an investigation that reads more like a crime thriller than a car-culture episode. Security footage from Bath, New York captured someone authorities believe is David Comstock—better known by his on-screen name—allegedly planting a GPS tracking device under a parked vehicle in the dead of night.
The video, obtained by TMZ and released on May 16, 2026, shows a figure dressed entirely in black with a hoodie covering their head, moving deliberately down a Bath street on May 12. In the footage, the suspect crouches next to the vehicle and reaches underneath the undercarriage, presumably to install the tracker. Bath Village Police Chief Donald Lewis confirmed to authorities that the man in the video appears to match Daddy Dave’s description. What makes the situation even more damning is the follow-up—police arrived, investigated, and ultimately arrested the suspect in handcuffs, all captured on the same security footage.
But here’s where the story gets murky. Daddy Dave flatly denies involvement, telling TMZ:“It’s not me. You guys are barking up the wrong tree.”He was booked early morning on May 13 on two misdemeanor charges—stalking and criminal tampering—but has since been released. The police haven’t disclosed a motive or what relationship, if any, existed between Daddy Dave and the alleged victim. Without those details, the public’s left guessing whether this is a personal beef that escalated, a case of mistaken identity, or something else entirely.
The arrest raises uncomfortable questions about celebrity, accountability, and how quickly life can spiral when allegations go public. For a guy known for street racing and automotive culture, this particular kind of chase—the legal kind—wasn’t part of the script.
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Ava Hart
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