Popular streamer Duke Dennis arrested as fellow AMP member Kai Cenat looks on
Popular streamer Duke Dennis was arrested in San Antonio over the weekend after authorities accused him of trespassing in a local shopping mall.
Dennis, 31, was arrested Saturday, Aug. 2, county jail records show, and charged with criminal trespassing and evading arrest. The popular content creator was released from custody late in the evening on Aug. 3 after meeting a cash bond of $1,000 per charge.
Popular streamer Kai Cenat was present during the arrest, according to videos posted to social media, which show Dennis sitting on the floor of the mall handcuffed. Cenat, a floor above, captures video of the incident on his phone.
The arrest stemmed from a game of hide and seek Dennis was playing along with another arrested suspect after the mall was closed, the San Antonio Police Department confirmed to Paste BN. Authorities say Dennis refused to leave despite security warning him several times. Dennis attempted to run when police arrived, authorities claimed, and a second man tried to "interfere" with the arrest. Both were taken into custody.
Dennis, who has racked up millions of followers on YouTube and Twitch, is a member of the content group AMP, which also includes Cenat. The group's other four members of the group are ImDavisss, Chrisnxtdoor, Fanum and Agent 00.
AMP, short for Any Means Possible, is a collective of streamers, each with their own loyal fan base, who pool their audiences to create joint content, whether through online gaming streams or viral challenges. Cenat catapulted to fame after joining the group.
Neither Cenat nor Dennis has shared an official statement regarding the arrest, though the latter did post an Instagram story the evening of Sunday, Aug. 3, the same day as his release, with a black screen accompanied by the text: "Officially on vacation, need suggestions on where to go... See y'all later."
His arrest comes on the heels of a major month of AMP. The group camped out in a Texas mega-mansion for the entirety of July, streaming for 12 hours each day for 31 days straight.