Donut Operator
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| Born | Cody Garrett | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
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| Website | donutoperator | |||||||||
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| Location | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |||||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 5.24 million[1] | |||||||||
| Views | 1.69 billion[1] | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Brandon Herrera, Eli Doubletap, The Fat Electrician | |||||||||
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Last updated: June 14, 2025 | ||||||||||
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]
History
[edit]Garrett’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 13th, 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 17th, 2023 alongside new co-hosts Brandon Herrera and The Fat Electrician, where as founding co-host Baddie had left 11 days earlier. As of June 14th, 2025, the podcast has 774,000 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Donut Operator". YouTube.
- ^ "Mustached Cop Gives Rescued Kitten New Forever Home With His 7 Other Pets". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ a b Gross, Daniel J. (June 2017). "The thinning blue line". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ Symes, Steven (2024-01-16). "Donut Operator Buys A Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor". Backfire News.
- ^ a b Drusch, Andrea (2024-05-22). "Matthew McConaughey helps Tony Gonzales in TX-23 runoff". San Antonio Report. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "UnsubscribePodcast". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ UnsubscribePodcast (2023-11-17). THE RETURN Of Donut Operator! Meet the New Hosts! Unsubscribe Podcast Ep 132. Retrieved 2025-06-15 – via YouTube.
- ^ UnsubscribePodcast (2023-11-06). We Had to Get a Lawyer ft. The Fat Electrician, Brandon Herrera & Jake Watson - Unsubscribe Ep 130. Retrieved 2025-06-15 – via YouTube.
- ^ Roberts, Allison M. "Spartanburg Police officer dies from crash injuries". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2024-06-01.