Shadman Arrested For Assault

Overview

Shadman Arrested For Assault refers to the crime allegedly committed by Shaddai Prejean, also known online as Shadman, a digital artist and provocateur known for his NSFW art. The arrest was made on October 26th, 2021, with his bail being posted on November 9th, 2021, and the hearing expected to be on November 15th, 2021.

Background

Shadman, who has a reputation online for being a shock media creator, historically did not have much info known about him prior to the arrest, as he always chose to wear a mask with a skull on it in appearances on stream or when drawing himself. This anonymity was removed when rumors began to swirl that Shadman had moved to LA and became addicted to heroin, as alleged by the Twitter^[1] post made by user @Arkanism on October 18th, 2021, which earned 1,200 likes in one month (shown below).

The initial arrest of Shadman took place on October 28th, 2021, in Los Angeles, with the expected hearing date set for November 19th. The first post that broke the news on social media, made by the official Twitter^[2] account of notable lolcow website Kiwi Farms, which celebrated his arrest, earned over 20,000 likes in 24 hours (shown below).

Online Reaction

Though specifics aren't yet known as to what caused the assault with a deadly weapon charge, most online initially celebrated the news on social media as word began to spread of his arrest in mid-November 2021.

Reactions ranged from elation at the news to memes about the lawyer and judge who will have to view Shadman's artwork, being very reminiscent of the memes surrounding Chris-Chan's incest allegations. For example, on November 11th, 2021, the Twitter^[3] account @mr_evaporation tweeted a scene from Kung Fu Panda in which Po is visibly distraught after revealing the contents of a scroll, stating that it would be the judge's reaction to seeing Shad's art, earning 20,000 likes in 24 hours (shown below).

The judge looking at Shadman’s art account during the trial pic.twitter.com/ff2aZs0ZAu

— Fake Crash (@mr_evaporation) November 11, 2021

Another common meme trend was the belief that Shadman and Chris-Chan could see each other in jail, and somehow know about the other one, as seen in a meme posted on Twitter^[4] by Smugry on November 11th, 2021, which uses the Vanya and Five Drive By Each Other meme format, earning 30,000 likes in 24 hours (shown below).

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