'Kony 2012' Filmmaker Arrested

The activist who made "Kony 2012" a viral video sensation earlier this month has been arrested and detained in San Diego for a public combination of possible drunkenness and public masturbating, reports NBC San Diego.

San Diego police allegedly found Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell, 33, masturbating, vandalizing cars and possibly under some substance's influence Thursday in Pacific Beach, SDPD spokesperson Lt. Andra Brown said. He had been acting "very strange" at the intersection of Ingraham Street and Riviera Road, she explained: several bystanders called police around 11:30 a.m. and complained that Russell was "in his underwear" and running around in traffic.

"He was no problem for the police department however, during the evaluation we learned that we probably needed to take care of him," Brown said. "So officers detained him and transferred him to a local medical facility for further evaluation and treatment."

Nothing in the NBC San Diego report indicates whether or not Russell was given any field sobriety test when found. Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey had an explanation that didn't quite admit any foreign substance's influence.

"Jason Russell was unfortunately hospitalized yesterday suffering from exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition," Keesey said. "He is now receiving medical care and is focused on getting better. The past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us, Jason especially, and that toll manifested itself in an unfortunate incident yesterday. Jason's passion and his work have done so much to help so many, and we are devastated to see him dealing with this personal health issue. We will always love and support Jason, and we ask that you give his entire family privacy during this difficult time."

Please, let's never again bring up his "passion" in the same context as "alleged public masturbation." It's just . . . no.

Described on the Invisible Children website as Invisible Children's "grand storyteller and dreamer," Russell created a sensation with a 30-minute YouTube video called "Kony 2012" calling attention to the crimes of Ugandan war fugitive Joseph Kony. In particular, the video emphasizes the Ugandan LRA leader's kidnapping and torturing of the country's children.

In one week since its upload, the video has generated 80 million views and made the phrase "Kony 2012" a full-blown social media meme.

"There are hundreds and thousands of propaganda - posters, stickers, buttons, t-shirts, that we are putting in boxes and are shipping all over the world," Russell said March 8.

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