YouTuber Etika punches NYPD police officer in shocking altercation Etika, YouTube \/ FreepikPopular content creator and Smash Bros personality Desmond \u2018Etika\u2019 Amofah incited mass concern across social media after going on a racist Twitter tirade and getting detained by the NYPD \u2013 but now, Etika is tumbling with law enforcement for an entirely different reason. A video surfaced on Twitter (courtesy of esports consultant Rod Breslau) that showed Etika engaging in a physical confrontation with a police officer on May 1, throwing a punch to the officer that landed him square on the ground. The video was recorded among a throng of bystanders, which later showed the YouTuber being escorted away by a squad of officers while he yelled indistinguishably. According to a new video, Etika got into a physical altercation with police in New York today pic.twitter.com\/4Y7xlbWrKE \u2014 Rod Breslau (@Slasher) May 1, 2019 Will Etika be arrested for assaulting a police officer? While no updates have been released via Etika\u2019s social media accounts, ex-girlfriend and fellow streamer \u2018Alice Pika\u2019 claimed that he has not been arrested for the assault, but is instead being kept in a hospital\u2019s mental ward for the time being. Etika may very well be in hot water for the altercation; according to New York Penal Code \u00a7 120.08, assault on a police officer is a Class C Felony with a maximum possible sentence of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Quick Etika update: A doctor just called me. He has NOT been arrested, he’s not going to jail. He’s at the mental ward of a hospital again, not saying where. I gave her as much information as I could that would make sure he STAYS in there for longer than a day!!! \u2014 :cherry_blossom: Alice :cherry_blossom: (@TheAlicePika) May 2, 2019 Etika\u2019s past online controversies This wouldn\u2019t be the first time Etika has brushed with New York\u2019s law enforcement, either \u2013 in fact, the YouTuber was detained by police after an emotional Twitter outburst on April 29, recording the incident via an Instagram Live broadcast. Following the incident, Etika appeared on an episode of KEEMSTAR\u2019s Drama Alert, where he explained the reason for his Twitter activity as being inspired by \u201cthe return of the Antichrist.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve come to purge the planet of all human life,\u201d Etika said in a long-winded rant. \u201cI will be dropping nuclear missiles very, very soon on every single human being. Death means nothing. Why are you all so scared of death for?\u201d [Timestamp at 8:20 for mobile viewers] Etika\u2019s now-deleted Tweets claimed that he was a \u201cgod,\u201d including a photoshopped image of himself holding a pistol \u2013 even writing an anti-Semitic message that reportedly read \u201cfuck the jews.\u201d Etika went on a similar tirade in October 2018, posting pornographic content to his YouTube account in a conscious effort to get his channel deleted from the website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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