Flash Shelton is bringing his web fame to the small display screen on A&E’s brand-new collection Squatters.
The truth collection follows Shelton and his crew as they take again properties occupied by undesirable tenants. “With daring techniques and road smarts, Flash and his group face tense and generally harmful conditions to assist households reclaim their property,” A&E’s present description reads. “Every episode reveals the emotional and high-stakes battles the place the battle for justice can shortly escalate, placing everybody concerned in danger. That is the wrestle to take again what rightfully belongs to them.”
Scroll down for all the things we find out about Shelton forward of the Squatters collection premiere.
How did Flash Shelton turn into well-known?
Shelton earned himself the nickname “The Squatter Hunter” by documenting his encounters with squatters through YouTube. His channel, titled “Outdoors The Field with Flash ‘The Squatter Hunter,’” has amassed over 100,000 subscribers since he started posting movies in 2020.
Whereas Shelton initially shared handyman suggestions and methods, his channel shifted to a extra private focus when he opened up about eradicating individuals from his mom’s residence in 2023.
That very same 12 months, Shelton launched a GoFundMe web page and Change.org petition to assist change squatter legal guidelines. “If we will get a legislation written this may enable legislation enforcement to do their job and a choose to order restitution and make the squatters pay for damages,” the GoFundMe reads. “I want your assist to get my petition out after which to fund a written legislation to undergo laws.”
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How did Flash Shelton first encounter squatters?
“In 2019, my mother’s residence was taken over by squatters,” Shelton defined in a Squatters sneak peek clip. “I referred to as the sheriff. The sheriff knowledgeable me, ‘It’s a civil matter and there’s nothing we will do.’ However when it got here to my mom’s home, there was no means in hell I used to be gonna allow them to win.”
Taking issues into his personal arms, Shelton gained a “very specific set of abilities” by researching the legal guidelines and loopholes of squatting. “Generally, eradicating the squatter is simply making it a bit of bit tough for them to reside,” he says within the clip earlier than taking a chainsaw to a door.
“What I used to avoid wasting my mother’s home, I’m now utilizing to assist owners throughout the nation,” he added. “I’ve constructed an entire group able to out-squat the squatters.”
Who does Flash Shelton work with?
Amongst his group members is his youthful sister, Justice. “Justice has been in my household since she was about 4 months outdated,” Shelton shared within the preview clip. “My household adopted her.”
In a confessional, Justice stated it’s “past priceless” to “assist households regain what’s rightfully theirs.”
Squatters, collection premiere, July 1, 10/9c, A&E