Etika placed in psychiatric ward following violent altercation with police officer
Etika, YouTube / FreepikPopular content creator and Smash Bros personality Desmond ‘Etika’ Amofah shocked fans after exchanging blows with a New York police officer – and now, the debacle is getting even more intense.
Etika’s ex-girlfriend and fellow streamer ‘Alice Pika’ updated fans with a Tweet shortly after the fight went viral, explaining that Etika had not been arrested or jailed for the offense, but was instead recovering in the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
However, Alice’s update quickly turned sour after she uploaded a video claiming that Etika had managed to call her from his cellphone – explaining that their conversation became “dark.”
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!!!
— :cherry_blossom: Alice :cherry_blossom: (@TheAlicePika) May 2, 2019
Etika’s concerning request
“It got dark real quick, or it felt that way,” Alice stated, claiming that Etika had asked to take care of her cat for a few days. “My heart sank. He was like, ‘Why can’t I take care of Morgana, Magnolia?’”
Alice herself claimed to be “at her wit’s end,” unsure if she were to expect Etika to show up at her door demanding her pet in another psychotic fit.
Etika leaves today at 12, I don’t know why, and he just called asking for my cat for a few days. Course I said no. But he hung up. Now I might be expecting him at my door, in Coney Island. Like an hour away from the hospital. What do I do??? pic.twitter.com/lR07atkavj
— :cherry_blossom: Alice :cherry_blossom: (@TheAlicePika) May 2, 2019
Despite her fears, Alice updated the situation with relieving news, writing that Etika’s doctor had called and stated that he would not be released “anytime soon” – despite Etika’s claims that he would be discharged at noon.
The history of Etika’s Twitter tirades
Etika’s hospitalization follows a string of concerning events across his social media, with the streamer going on a racist Twitter tirade on April 29, uploading a photoshopped image of himself holding a gun and claiming to be a “god” after writing an Anti-Semitic message.
#Etika Part 2 of live stream! Comment your thoughts on this?? Does he need help :neutral_face: pic.twitter.com/7sTjCG5dUA
— Nath :space_invader: (@decryptedn_yt) April 29, 2019
This incident caused Etika to be detained by police, as caught during an Instagram Live broadcast that saw the streamer being carried out of his home on a stretcher.
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Etika later appeared on an episode of KEEMSTAR’s Drama Alert internet show, where he went on yet another rant, asserting himself as the “Antichrist” – leaving KEEMSTAR visibly shaken.
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This episode was followed by Etika’s fight with a New York police officer, which was caught on video amongst a throng of shocked bystanders.
Both Etika and the officer exchanged blows, with Etika landing a punch to the officer that appeared to knock him out cold.
According to a new video, Etika got into a physical altercation with police in New York today pic.twitter.com/4Y7xlbWrKE
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) May 1, 2019
While Etika has not been arrested for the altercation, according to New York Penal Code § 120.08, assault on a police officer is a Class C Felony – with a maximum possible sentence of 15 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.