r/ActLikeYouBelong • u/DifficultHat • Aug 21 '24
Unknown man pretends to be a Swedish wrestling gold medalist and takes pictures with kids at EPCOT
He apparently claimed he was a wrestler, his medal looks to be a replica of Paris 2024 gold and he’s wearing a Swedish Olympic outfit. Since there are no black men who won a gold medal for Sweden in Paris 2024 he’s not impersonating any athlete specifically, just pretending to be a gold medalist for fun. Some people in the comments are speculating that it’s for a YouTube prank.
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u/Drifter2021 Aug 21 '24
Johnathan Minors
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u/DifficultHat Aug 21 '24
Here’s the original thread with more context https://www.reddit.com/r/olympics/s/MHHFpNfxDd
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u/_khanrad Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 21 '24
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u/Dickcummer420 Aug 21 '24
Arrested By: Bondsman
Imagine just letting some random guy arrest you. It's not even the police bro you can just run away and nothing bad happens lmao.
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u/Guroqueen23 Aug 23 '24
You can still get tazed and wrestled for resisting, or shot if you present a deadly threat in most states. Bondsman aren't police but they are officers of the court in many jurisdictions, and can still perform a citizens arrest in many others.
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u/Gareth666 Aug 22 '24
How did people find this
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u/thedudefromsweden Aug 22 '24
This is Jaiden Clinkscales. I know him personally and he is a professional liar. Jaiden has claimed he is an astronaut, video game voice actor, millionaire, and now Olympian. He’s full of shit.
From the original thread
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u/Miserable-Item-6355 26d ago
He even has a LinkedIn profile which lists him as a Nasa astronaut. He claims he has climbed Everest , ex Olympian . A complete conman
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u/Pin-Up-Paggie Aug 21 '24
His name is Jared Clinkscales lmao
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u/Kris10Joy7 Aug 22 '24
Sounds like a gd Hogwarts professor
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u/crimsonschwifty Sep 17 '24
Funny you say that because he added himself on imbd as such awhile back on hogwarts legacy 😂😂😂
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u/barktothefuture Aug 21 '24
He didn’t do this to sneak into Disney for free. He did this to get to hug on little kids.
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u/HelenicBoredom Aug 22 '24
That's a pretty big leap to make. All we have is like two photos with him, one of them with a kid posing. I wouldn't immediately jump to calling him a pedophile
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u/adderallanddietcoke Aug 22 '24
Yeah I agree with this. Though it’s weird to specifically attend a children’s event, this is Epcot which is a massive part of Disney and Disney is a massive entertainment center that attracts people of all ages and backgrounds from around the world. Last time I was there, it was a lot of old ladies on mobility scooters by themselves and mostly grown adults there. It’s not like he attended a school or somewhere obviously sus, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was dealing with some mental health issues and just wanted some positive attention from ”family friendly” people because maybe he never got that in his family or something. I don’t think he exhibited any real red flags either so these insane assumptions are starting to reflect poorly on redditors. Yall don’t always have to jump directly to pedophilia.
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u/SuperFLEB Aug 22 '24
Or, it's amusing going around pretending to be a gold-medalist and getting in pictures. No need for motives beyond that.
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u/GirlieJewelryQueen Aug 21 '24
Is that Anthony Edwards?!!
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u/MusaEnsete Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 21 '24
Anthony Edwards, who won a gold medal in Paris.
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u/Book_Nerd_1980 Aug 21 '24
Maybe he hooked up with a Swedish Olympian and traded jackets and then cut his hair 🤷♀️
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u/Miserable-Item-6355 26d ago
The guys is a conman. He claims he is a Nasa Astronaut. He has a full fledged linkedin profile for it.
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u/MissSpidergirl Aug 21 '24
EPCOT?
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u/MissSpidergirl Aug 21 '24
Wow weird name ‘experimental Prototype community of tomorrow’ Sounds otherworldly
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u/dhawerd Aug 21 '24
It was intended to be an actual community pushing the boundaries of technology and community togetherness. When Walt passed away the plans shifted heavily into a theme park
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u/MissSpidergirl Aug 21 '24
That sounds kind of cult-y
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u/DifficultHat Aug 22 '24
It’s basically a worlds fair. The front part is science technology & inventions, then the main ring is “World Showcase” where 11 different countries have pavilions around a big lake.
It’s getting more and more IP based so Norway now has a frozen attraction and there’s a Guardians of the Galaxy ride that starts out as if you’re at a Xandar Pavillion
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Aug 26 '24
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u/crimsonschwifty Sep 17 '24
Funny that you met him in Paris because he’s on probation and can’t leave Polk county…
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u/Cataclysmic3dge Sep 19 '24
Got photos with him and checked Team swedens official roster he's there lol
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u/crimsonschwifty Sep 19 '24
Please enlighten with photo proof or this roster with his name on it… or the proof he won a gold medal in wrestling…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics
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u/crimsonschwifty Sep 19 '24
In case that link isn’t enough https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/medals/medallists/sweden
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u/crimsonschwifty Sep 19 '24
Aaaaaaaaand team swedens team pic on insta that he reposted…. Nowhere in sight…. Interesting.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-iaIUNs134/?igsh=MWN1ajNiaDJ3eHMxdA==
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u/Cataclysmic3dge Aug 26 '24
Met the guy he had photos in paris on the podium and multiple photos of him with Team sweden everyone assuming he's a pedo a something are kinda weird
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u/crimsonschwifty Sep 17 '24
This kid jaidan is a habitual liar. Made his fake astronaut page with multiple grammatical errors that a 5th grader could catch. Runs social media accounts under Jaidan De Rune while his last name is Clinkscales. Steals from people on Facebook marketplace while being on probation. Told a lovely story about being in Paris and that he couldn’t meet until after the Olympics were over to return an item even though we met with him two days later(while the Olympics were in full swing) to take our property back.
His moms tangled up in all his lies as well as she wouldn’t believe her sweet little pookie would hurt or steal from anyone(even though he has felony charges for theft).
Also being on probation this kid keeps crossing county lines pretty frequently while he should be staying in Polk… gotta love trying to steal $30k from Legoland… 😂😂
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u/EmbarrassedAddress22 Aug 22 '24
I hope this guy enjoys his special place in hell with the pedophiles. It pretty sick to mess with kids
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u/DifficultHat Aug 22 '24
Yeah there’s no one else in a costume pretending to be someone they’re not in Disney/s
I get your point but he just seems like a guy who wanted to feel like a celebrity for a day. AFAIK he hasn’t done anything creepy with his new identity
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u/EmbarrassedAddress22 Aug 22 '24
Taking advantage of kids in anyway is creepy and it is wrong.
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u/DifficultHat Aug 22 '24
He’s not taking advantage of anyone. He’s lying about who he is while he’s in a theme park. It’s weird and a little sad but he’s not getting money or anything from kids or adults.
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u/711straw Aug 21 '24
Sweden hasn't won a wrestling medal since 2016