Shilo Sanders leaves West Palm Beach restaurant after customer confrontation
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The gist
Shilo Sanders left a West Palm Beach restaurant after a customer confronted him and made a threat.
He is also awaiting a judge's ruling in an $11.89 million bankruptcy dispute.
Background
Shilo Sanders is Deion Sanders' son, a former Colorado Buffaloes safety who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in May 2025. He is also in the middle of a bankruptcy case tied to an $11.89 million judgment won by John Darjean, a security guard at his high school, over a 2015 altercation. The confrontation happened while Sanders was filming a food review video at Hook Fish & Chicken near Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach.
How it unfolded
- 2015An altercation involving Shilo Sanders and John Darjean, a security guard at his high school, leads to a legal dispute.
- 2023Shilo Sanders files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
- May 2025Sanders signs with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.
- Aug 2025The Buccaneers waive Sanders during August roster cuts.
- Oct 2026A lawsuit by Barnes & Thornburg LLP over about $170,000 in unpaid legal bills is dismissed with prejudice.
- Nov 1, 2026Sanders posts a 16-minute YouTube video titled 'Shilo Gets Pressed in the Hood Doing a Food Review - Hook Fish & Chicken.'
- Nov 7, 2026Sanders criticizes New York's $12,000-a-month rent prices while searching for a new home during the bankruptcy dispute.
- Nov 8, 2026A confrontation at Hook Fish & Chicken near Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach is reported; an unidentified customer confronts Sanders about his family and makes a threatening remark that sends him to his car.
Key terms
- Chapter 7 bankruptcy
- A form of bankruptcy in the United States that involves liquidation of a debtor's assets under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.
- undrafted free agent
- A professional athlete who is not under contract with any team and is free to sign with another.
- waive
- A player transaction system where a contracted player is made available for other teams to claim within a set period.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Public
- An unidentified customer at the restaurant said 'I'm from the hood though' and, after Sanders said he didn't work there, 'I know who you are.'
- Shilo
- Sanders said 'I'm not gonna stick around and find out,' explaining he wanted to avoid harm or legal trouble while his friend collected their food.
Still unverified
The footage does not confirm that the man had a gun, though he reportedly reached toward his vehicle.