Disc golfer accused of threatening former sponsor MVP Disc Sports officials

Domenic Lavall Griffin, a 35-year-old pro disc golfer from Olympia, Washington, was accused in federal court of harassing, threatening and cyberstalking officials tied to former sponsor MVP Disc Sports after the relationship broke down. Griffin was ordered held without bond after his initial appearance in Washington, and he faces a charge of making interstate threats with intent to extort, a count that carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence.

The case puts a sharply different spotlight on a player whose on-course resume has been modest but steady. Griffin’s Professional Disc Golf Association profile lists career earnings of $6,085, four wins and 140 career events since 2017. MVP sponsored him from 2021 until he resigned in 2024, but court records say the alleged conduct began in early 2025 and escalated into a campaign of online threats and demands tied to the Michigan-based manufacturer.

Federal affidavits say Griffin demanded $100 million and other payments from MVP-related grievances. Investigators also say he bought a firearm in 2025 and posted violent threats online, including a vow that he would be “metaphorically going to KILL EVERYONE IN YOUR KINGDOM.” The allegations turn a sponsor-athlete dispute into a public safety case, showing how quickly a disagreement in a niche professional sport can spill into criminal exposure when it crosses into intimidation and extortion.

MVP Disc Sports, based in Marlette, Michigan, responded by adding new security measures and active-shooter standards after the alleged harassment. One employee told investigators the threats were legitimate and that they were “very concerned” for their safety. For a sport built on close sponsor relationships, small staffs and tight travel circuits, the case underscores how much trust sits behind endorsement deals and how fragile that trust becomes when conduct off the course turns threatening.

The broader federal backdrop is sobering. The U.S. Sentencing Commission says more than 2,400 people have been sentenced for stalking and harassment in federal courts over the last decade, with a high of 288 in the last year and an average prison term of 29 months. National Institute of Justice research cited by federal officials found 412 federal cyberstalking cases between 2010 and 2020, peaking at 80 filings in 2019. In Griffin’s case, the legal risk now reaches well beyond disc golf, into the wider question of how professional sports protect sponsors, employees and the public when an athlete’s conduct turns threatening.