He also rolled down the window and started to talk to people standing outside, though it didn't appear he was actually speaking to anyone. Music from "Spongebob" played in the background of the video. "Dispatch, I have arrived," Silvester said, pretending to talk on his police radio. In the viral video, which as of Saturday racked up 5.1 million views and more than 700,000 likes, Silvester sat inside his police car and performed a skit titled, "here we go again." It said it was a "personnel issue" that was being investigated internally. "The statements made do NOT represent the Bellevue Marshal's Office." ![]() "The Bellevue Marshal's Office is aware of the extreme controversy regarding Deputy Marshal Silvester's viral TikTok," the Marshal's office said in a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday. ![]() Silvester likewise did not immediately return Insider's request for comment. The money was raised for Bellevue, Idaho, police officer Nate Silvester through a GoFundMe campaign organized by a man describing himself as Silverster's "best friend." In the campaign's description, the organizer said Silvester had been suspended from the force without pay because of the video.Īs the Idaho Statesman reported Saturday, Bellevue officials haven't yet confirmed whether Silvester has actually been suspended.īellevue Marshal Mynde Heil did not immediately return Insider's request for comment about Silvester's employment with the city police. ![]() Donors raised nearly $300,000 in three days on behalf of a small-town Idaho cop, whose viral TikTok appeared to mock LeBron James for expressing concern about the police killing of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant.
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