Gratata! Social media star Bryan Silva denied bond after armed standoff with police
- 8 years ago
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA — Viral video star Bryan Silva has made his last post to social media for a while after a court on Monday denied him bond following an armed standoff with police.
Silva, 25, a gun-toting rapper, bodybuilder and porn star, has millions of followers on social media, including more than 1.5 million on Facebook.
He is best known for a 2014 Vine that has been viewed more than 18.5 million times in which he stands shirtless in the bathroom, pretending to fire a gun with his fingers and making a noise that goes "gratata."
Silva uploaded expletive-laden video updates to Facebook on Sunday as he engaged in an armed standoff with police at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia according to NBC affiliate WVIR.
Police were called after Silva's 17-year-old girlfriend fled the house. She claimed he threatened her with a gun and warned he would shoot police, according to WVIR.
Silva barricaded himself in the house and posted another video to Facebook showing him dancing and drinking what appeared to be vodka, WVIR reported.
Silva was arrested when members of police tactical squads used chemical irritants to force him out of the house. He was filmed being led away by police with his pants around his ankles in footage that has, of course, gone viral.
Silva told a judge on Monday that he was employed by Facebook and mentioned his more than 1.5 million followers, according to WIVR. He claimed he did not know he was still on probation from a previous assault charge.
The court appointed him an attorney for a preliminary hearing in February, WIVR reported.
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Silva, 25, a gun-toting rapper, bodybuilder and porn star, has millions of followers on social media, including more than 1.5 million on Facebook.
He is best known for a 2014 Vine that has been viewed more than 18.5 million times in which he stands shirtless in the bathroom, pretending to fire a gun with his fingers and making a noise that goes "gratata."
Silva uploaded expletive-laden video updates to Facebook on Sunday as he engaged in an armed standoff with police at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia according to NBC affiliate WVIR.
Police were called after Silva's 17-year-old girlfriend fled the house. She claimed he threatened her with a gun and warned he would shoot police, according to WVIR.
Silva barricaded himself in the house and posted another video to Facebook showing him dancing and drinking what appeared to be vodka, WVIR reported.
Silva was arrested when members of police tactical squads used chemical irritants to force him out of the house. He was filmed being led away by police with his pants around his ankles in footage that has, of course, gone viral.
Silva told a judge on Monday that he was employed by Facebook and mentioned his more than 1.5 million followers, according to WIVR. He claimed he did not know he was still on probation from a previous assault charge.
The court appointed him an attorney for a preliminary hearing in February, WIVR reported.
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