Duke Dennis, a top online content creator and an AMP member since day one, was apprehended on Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas, for criminal trespassing and evading arrest.
City officials confirmed the 31-year-old, born Denzel Dennis, was arrested at a mall in their city.
Video shortly emerged of Dennis handcuffed on the ground with police officers around him. In a now-viral video, fellow streamer Kai Cenat was recorded taking the fight from an upper floor of the mall, causing the arrest to become viral.
The episode exploded onto social media as the hashtag “#FreeDukeDennis” emerged from fans and memes spread rapidly. While some worried, others joked about the otherworldly intersection of actual-world legal troubles and streaming culture.
The arrest was made when AMP’s San Antonio summer content series was ongoing, with crew members such as Cenat, Fanum, Agent 00, Chrisnxtdoor, and ImDavisss and have been creating daily videos on a 53-acre estate that was previously owned by NBA player Tony Parker.
There has not been any confirmation of Dennis’s arrest having any connection to AMP’s operation. The crew has not issued any statement yet.
Dennis faces two misdemeanor counts under Texas law: evading arrest and criminal trespass. There has been no word given as to what precipitated the incident or whether Dennis was filming at the time. He remains in jail as of Monday.
SOURCE: www.yahoo.com