Jason Russell Arrested? Co-Founder Of Invisible Children
Senin, 19 Maret 2012 by Android Blackberry
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Jason Russell, the co-founder of Invisible Children, the advocacy group behind the "Kony 2012" viral video, was detained and taken by police to a medical facility for evaluation on Thursday morning soon after he was reported to be in his underwear, yelling incoherently and disrupting site visitors within a San Diego neighborhood.
Law enforcement officials say you'll find no charges pending against Russell.
Lt. Andra Brown of the San Diego Police Division told The Huffington Post that a 33-year-old white male was not arrested but "transported to a nearby medical facility for evaluation and treatment." She wouldn't confirm the identity with the man involved in the incident, but numerous media outlets report that it was the 33-year-old Russell.
Within a statement posted on the internet, Ben Keesey, the CEO of Invisible Youngsters, also confirmed that Russell had been involved in an incident: "The past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us, Jason specially, and that toll manifested itself in an unfortunate incident yesterday. Jason’s passion and his perform have accomplished so significantly to assist so many, and we are devastated to see him coping with this individual health problem."
Scroll down for Keesey's complete statement.
According to the San Diego Police Division, officers responded to reports of a male in his underwear pounding his fists on the sidewalk and yelling incoherently, disrupting traffic within the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego. Police said that 1 caller reported that the man was nude and could have been masturbating, but officers didn't confirm that once they arrived.
Scroll down for video of alleged incident. WARNING: Video provided by TMZ contains nudity.
Based on TMZ, Russell was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. Police also told TMZ that he was vandalizing automobiles.
Russell created the 30-minute film featuring himself, his son, Gavin, as well as a former youngster soldier from Uganda named Jacob. Final week, the film received millions of views and rocketed Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, to fame. On the other hand, numerous were fast to respond with criticisms from the film as well as the organization's spending practices.
Russell is described on the organization's web site as a "grand storyteller and dreamer" who dreams of "redefining the concept of humanitarian work" and having "nine extra children" with his wife.
