Key Takeaways:

• Duke Dennis described his arrest as a “miscommunication” and stated authorized causes stop him from sharing full particulars.
• He emphasised that content material creation is rarely value risking freedom and mirrored on grief, burnout and gratitude.
• The incident concerned prison trespassing at a closed San Antonio mall throughout a hide-and-seek recreation with others.

Streamer Duke Dennis has spoken publicly for the primary time about his arrest in San Antonio earlier this month, utilizing his long-awaited livestream comeback to replicate on the expertise and reassure followers.

According to NBC News, the Twitch star was arrested on the Shops at Rivercenter mall on expenses of prison trespassing and evading arrest. Police reportedly stated the incident occurred after the mall closed. Dennis and others had been allegedly taking part in hide-and-seek, and in accordance with police, the group refused safety guards’ requests to depart. When an officer instructed Dennis he can be arrested — after he verbally and bodily refused to depart, in accordance with the authorities — he reportedly ran and was later apprehended. Another particular person was additionally arrested on separate expenses throughout the incident.

On Sunday (Aug. 17), Dennis acknowledged the widespread curiosity however defined he couldn’t share particulars on account of authorized constraints. “I know… Y’all want to hear about the whole jail s**t, but to be honest, I can’t even talk about it,” he stated. “What I can say is, the whole thing was just a big a** misunderstanding, miscommunication, mostly.”

Although he averted specifics, the YouTuber was open concerning the private toll. “Jail isn’t a place that I would wish on anybody,” he instructed his viewers. “Like, that s**t is so unnecessary, bro.”

He additionally careworn that content material creation would by no means outweigh his freedom. “Content ain’t that deep for me … It never will be,” he made clear. “It’s not that deep to me or none of my dogs, bro — nobody in AMP. Content is not that deep to be risking your freedom and going to jail over.”

The streamer described July as “crazy as h**l,” citing the demise of his aunt, the pressures of nonstop streaming and the arrest itself. Afterward, he stepped away from social media and traveled. “I went on vacation, and I played Pokémon the whole time,” he shared.

Despite the controversy, Dennis closed with gratitude. “I still stand on the fact that content creating is probably one of the best jobs ever, bro,” he stated. “The fact that I get to do s**t like that as my job, it’ll never get old and y’all will never be able to laugh at us about this s**t.”