Man Allegedly Robbed More Than 20 Gay Men He Met on Grindr Dating App!

A Southern California man robbed more than 20 dates he met on a gay dating app and allegedly stabbed one victim in the chest during one robbery, according to federal prosecutors. Derrick Patterson, 22, a citizen of the of Compton, was taken into custody Monday by the FBI. His most current robbery happened on March 26 at a Beverly Hills hotel, law enforcement said. Patterson targeted his victims from November 2019 to March 2022 by using the Grindr app, which is a gay dating app. He allegedly met the victims in hotel rooms or their homes for sexual encounters then he would allegedly pull out a weapon and demand the victims hand over their money and cell phones.