Internet personality Bryan Silva arrested following police standoff
Earlier today, 25-year-old Bryan Silva was arrested in Charlottesville, Virginia following a standoff with police. He has been charged with abduction and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Newsplex reports.
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Sources claim that Silva and his girlfriend engaged in a dispute, which led the 17-year-old girl to go to a neighbor’s house. She later told police that Silva had kept her there against her will and threatened her with a firearm.
You can see the original Facebook report from Newsplex, which has gone viral in the matter of a few hours, below.
Charlottesville Police identify the suspect in the JPA barricade incident as 25-year-old Bryan Silva. He's charged with…
Posted by Charlottesville Newsplex – CBS19 ABC16 FOX27 on Sunday, January 3, 2016
If you’ve poked around the internet at all over the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve come across Silva. He first garnered a following on Vine after a clip of him vocalizing the sound of a firearm went viral.
