YouTuber Donut Operator pays Korean Navy SEAL’s $7K fine for attacking Johnny Somali
Instagram/donutoperator/o_okaaaFormer police officer and YouTuber Donut Operator has helped pay a Korean Navy SEAL’s $7K fine for attacking Johnny Somali.
In 2024, streamer Johnny Somali, real name Ramsey Khalid Ismael, traveled to South Korea and began causing controversy in the country.
The streamer sparked blowback after he broadcasted himself dancing inappropriately with the Statue of Peace, a monument to the victims of sexual slavery during WW2. He was also charged with obstruction of business for causing chaos in a 7-Eleven – something has since he pled guilty to in court.
His viral streams got the attention of Korean citizens who began to stream snipe him, including YouTuber Dalgeun Yu, a former Underwater Demolition Team/SEAL soldier. In October, he found Somali and proceeded to KO him before being apprehended by police.
The SEAL was ultimately fined for his actions, with the amount rising to as much as 10M won, or $7,000 USD. After pleading with viewers to help cover the costs, an American content creator came to his aid.
Korean Navy SEAL crowdfunds fine for KOing Johnny Somali
Shortly after Dexerto tweeted about the fine, Cody ‘Donut Operator’ Garrett announced he wanted to pay it off for him.
On April 30, he tweeted a PayPal screenshot showing that he had sent Dalgeun $4,000.
“4k because he already crowdfunded 3k,” he added, confirming that the Korean had already received the rest of the funds from his supporters.
Legal Mindset, another YouTuber who has been covering the Somali situation and interviewed the former SEAL replied with comments from Dalgeun following the massive donation.
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Dalguen sends his sincere appreciation for your support, and the support of the foreign community against Somali and his nuisance streaming campaign.
— Legal Mindset (@TheLegalMindset) April 30, 2025
“Dalguen sends his sincere appreciation for your support, and the support of the foreign community against Somali and his nuisance streaming campaign,” Legal Mindset revealed.
Johnny Somali threatens legal action against Korean Navy SEAL
Speaking with Dexerto, Somali said that he pressed charges against Dalgeun and called out the SEAL in a series of posts on X.
“He’s a coward who told me off camera. ‘I don’t want to fight you, no fight,’ and then proceeds to sucker punch me in the back of the head for clout,” he claimed.
Ismael further blasted those donating, accusing them of “glorifying aggravated assault and attempted murder.”
“An individual being annoying or saying something you don’t like does not justify someone stalking you, making death threats against you, and then acting out those threats,” Somali added. “That is why he has been found criminally guilty, and there will be further consequences.”
While Dalgeun may have been able to pay off his fine, his legal issues are not over.
Somali has his own legal battles ahead of him, with another court date on the way for allegedly creating Deep Fakes of Korean streamer BongBong.
The streamer also said that child welfare charges against him were dropped by South Korean prosecutors. Somali had allegedly broadcasted inappropriate text-to-speech in the presence of children at Lotte World.
“It’s absurd and deeply irresponsible that false accusations were sparked by nothing more than a text-to-speech donation during a livestream,” he blasted.
Ismael’s next trial date is set for May 16, 2025. The last time he appeared in court, he was late, showed up hungover, and was told multiple times to take off his ‘Make America Great Again’ hat.
