Donut Operator
Cody Garrett (also known as Donut Operator) is an American influencer and former police officer. He served at the Spartanburg Police Department, South Carolina, for two years until 2017, and has since vlogged and commentated about law-enforcement case and bodycam videos on his YouTube channel.[2][3][4] HistoryGarrett’s start to media was in 2002 in commercials, notably the Digital Blue Digital Movie Creator Commercial. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Garrett worked as a police officer at the Spartanburg Police Department for two years before resigning in 2017, citing low pay, high stress, risk and "a feeling of hopelessness". He stated that, shortly before leaving his office, he "was making more money from [YouTube and blogging] than I was at the department". Garrett has since operated the Donut Operator YouTube channel, where he offers commentary about police practices and high-profile cases.[3] As of July 2024, the channel had five million subscribers.[5] On June 13, 2021, Garrett began the Unsubscribe Podcast alongside fellow YouTubers Eli Doubletap and Baddie. Though absent for a long period, Garrett would permanently return to the podcast on November 17, 2023, alongside new co-hosts Brandon Herrera and The Fat Electrician, where as founding co-host Baddie had left 11 days earlier. As of August 17th, 2025, the podcast has 830,000 subscribers on YouTube.[6][7][8] Garrett has written for Blue Lives Matter[9] and supported firearms manufacturer and YouTuber Brandon Herrera's run for political office in 2024.[5] On April 30, 2025, Garrett paid $4,000 USD of a $7,000 USD fine to former Korean Navy SEAL Dalgeun Yu, who had assaulted the streamer Johnny Somali following controversial actions during a trip to South Korea.[10] References
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