Party king Yohans 'Yoyo' Shol uses web to taunt police
HE'S the Facebook identity the authorities blame for suburban chaos, but friends of Yohans "Yoyo" Shol maintain he is just a shrewd businessman.
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HE'S the Facebook identity the authorities blame for suburban chaos, but friends of Yohans "Yoyo" Shol maintain he is just a shrewd businessman.
Despite thousands of dollars in damage, dozens of hospitalised teens and countless hours of wasted police resources, Yoyo has managed to exploit a loophole in the law which allows out-of-control parties to be organised and advertised on Facebook without fear of the consequences.
Frustrated police are at their wits' end trying to track the unruly crowds online.
But the party organiser, 18, is always one step ahead, leaking fake addresses and moving the venues to lead police on a wild goose chase.
Unlike his predecessor Corey Worthington, Mr Shol isn't doing it for the fame, in fact he does his best to avoid media attention.
He prefers to hide behind the safety of a computer screen and keeps a tight leash on his public image and motives.
He refuses all media interviews, preferring to spruik comment through his Facebook profile.
When approached for comment, he uploaded a scathing status about The Sunday Mail on Facebook, fuelling hate among his followers.
His friend Andrew Cripps denies Mr Shol is a community menace and said he has the makings of a young entrepreneur.
Mr Shol has earlier claimed to make from $10,000-$12,000 each party, charging revellers a $20 fee to get through the door.
"You have all seen on the news and police reports on the 'chaos' that is caused but in reality Yoyo's parties are the most thought out and legal parties for its time," Mr Cripps said. "It's the start to a new era of entertainment."
But terrified neighbours and ratepayers would disagree, footing the damage bill for broken fences, and trashed police cars and council buses.
Acting State Liquor Enforcement and Proactive Strategies Co-ordinator Senior Sergeant Ben Osborne said police have been unable to charge Mr Shol as he is using a loophole in the law to host the events.
"There can be a whole bunch of kids there with alcohol and there's no law against it," he said.
Under-age drinking is not prohibited as long as it is done on private property.
Mr Shol is well aware of police's inability to charge him and ridicules their attempts on Facebook.
"Apparently the police commissioner called my mate's dad's office and asked for a law that I'm violating and their response was 'he's not breaking any laws', so now they're bringing a new law from WA just for me," Mr Shol posted.
After police tried to intervene and shut down his previous event dubbed "Yoyo's round three", he uploaded a video on YouTube condemning the police action, calling on followers to start a riot.
Logan Deputy Mayor Russell Lutton condemned the parties and
said council is considering issuing Mr Shol with a stop order, barring him from organising any further parties.
If he breaches the order, he could be hit with a $22,000 fine.