UPDATE: 5:30pm EST
Law enforcement says there are no plans to charge Russell with a crime for yesterday’s incident.
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UPDATE: 5:10pm EST
According to police Russell is being hospitalized on a 5150 psychiatric hold so they can assess his mental state.
The 5150 hold allows authorities to keep Russell for up to 3 days to determine if he represents a threat to either himself or others.
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Say it ain’t so!
Jason Russell, the mastermind behind the worldwide documentary Kony 2012 video was arrested in San Diego for allegedly being drunk in public and masturbating.
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According to TMZ, Russell was taken into custody by San Diego cops and in addition to allegedly masturbating, cops say he vandalized cars.
Lt. Andra Brown said they found Russell masturbating in public, vandalizing cars and possibly under the influence of something.
He was detained at the intersection of Ingraham Street and Riviera Road. Brown said Russell was acting very strange.
According police said they received several calls around 11:30 AM yesterday of reports of a in “various stages of undress.”
Witnesses say that Russell was dancing around wearing “speedo-like underwear” and eventually removed the underwear and began to make sexual gestures.
Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
