In February 2026, O'Keefe released hidden-camera footage of former Project Veritas board member Matthew Tyrmand at a Miami Beach restaurant. On the tape, Tyrmand allegedly admitted to being an FBI/SDNY informant, threatened to kill O'Keefe, and was shown shooting rifle bullets through a photo of O'Keefe's face on the cover of his book.
In response, Tyrmand filed a domestic violence stalking restraining order against O'Keefe in Miami-Dade family court. O'Keefe was served on March 31 while livestreaming from his West Palm Beach headquarters. O'Keefe then filed a counter restraining order against Tyrmand.
Earlier this month a Miami judge extended Tyrmand's restraining order through May 11 and ordered O'Keefe to surrender his firearms. O'Keefe filed an emergency interlocutory appeal and his team announced an anti-SLAPP motion seeking legal fees.
On Thursday night, April 24, West Palm Beach police came to O'Keefe Media Group's headquarters and confiscated all of his firearms.
On Friday morning, April 24, Judge Marie E. Mato overturned the firearms prohibition at a Miami hearing and told O'Keefe he was free to pick up his guns from the West Palm Beach sheriff's office.
In February 2026, O'Keefe released hidden-camera footage of former Project Veritas board member Matthew Tyrmand at a Miami Beach restaurant. On the tape, Tyrmand allegedly admitted to being an FBI/SDNY informant, threatened to kill O'Keefe, and was shown shooting rifle bullets through a photo of O'Keefe's face on the cover of his book.
In response, Tyrmand filed a domestic violence stalking restraining order against O'Keefe in Miami-Dade family court. O'Keefe was served on March 31 while livestreaming from his West Palm Beach headquarters. O'Keefe then filed a counter restraining order against Tyrmand.
Earlier this month a Miami judge extended Tyrmand's restraining order through May 11 and ordered O'Keefe to surrender his firearms. O'Keefe filed an emergency interlocutory appeal and his team announced an anti-SLAPP motion seeking legal fees.
On Thursday night, April 24, West Palm Beach police came to O'Keefe Media Group's headquarters and confiscated all of his firearms.
On Friday morning, April 24, Judge Marie E. Mato overturned the firearms prohibition at a Miami hearing and told O'Keefe he was free to pick up his guns from the West Palm Beach sheriff's office.