Joey Swoll says Jeff Nippard filed charges against Mike Van Wyck after viral attack

One bodybuilding creator who didn’t immediately make a video on the subject was Joey Swoll, perhaps one of the most famous athletes in the community. Fans urged him to speak out on the subject – and on October 22, he finally informed viewers of a major development in the story.

According to Swoll, Nippard has officially filed charges against Van Wyck for assault, and Wyck is said to have turned himself in to the authorities.

“Mike, the man who attacked Jeff, was kicked out of Pure Muscle Gym and turned himself in last night after Jeff filed charges,” he wrote in a tweet.

“It is NEVER okay to lay hands on someone like Mike did with Jeff, at the gym or ANYWHERE. This absolutism in the fitness industry must STOP. Regardless of your beliefs, the gym is ONE community, a brother/sisterhood, and we must respect each other with ZERO tolerance for violence.”

Nippard himself has undergone a CT scan and says he is physically fine, but his mental and emotional state following his viral altercation with Van Wyck has left him shaken.

“I really appreciate the support from the community and other gym members,” he said in a statement on Instagram. “It honestly makes this situation a lot easier for me to deal with. So thank you all very much.”

As for Swoll, he claims that he waited to speak out on the topic after discussing it with Nippard and checking in to see if the influencer was okay, and that he only made his post after “a long FaceTime call” with him that morning.

Van Wyck has not released a statement at the time of writing, but has updated his Instagram Stories with messages of support he has received from fans and fellow creators over the past 24 hours.