Incest Arrest
On 29 July 2021, an audio recording of a conversation between Chris and the troll Isabella Loretta Janke surfaced online, featuring a graphic discussion in which Chris described sexual acts that he committed with his own mother – a felony – over the course of several weeks. While trolls joked about Chris potentially committing incest before, few actually believed that he was capable of acting on those impulses and taking advantage of an elderly (and possibly senile) woman. Once these details got out, nothing would ever be the same: he and Barb were separated by the authorities, he had to vacate his only home due to a week-long protective order, he was very quickly banned from the convention that he'd hoped to attend, and his Patreon account – one of his few real sources of income – was taken down. Chris ended up stealing approximately $750 from Barb to fund his stay at a hotel.
Chris was on 1 August 2021, an event which was live-streamed by multiple orbiters.
Background
| “ | I am Chris-Chan Sonichu, your Goddess Blue Heart, and I continue to stand strong, and I maintain everything with CWCVille and my Sonichus and Rosechus and everybody. I keep in good faith that everything is going to work out. | ” |
| Chris, while being arrested.[1] | ||
On the evening of 31 July, Reddit user Chrisisaman located Son-chu at the Regency Inn in Richmond, confirming that Chris was in the city and that he would be spending time in a motel.[2] The next day, a number of people attempted to observe or contact Chris there. Observers noticed police cars stationed at the motel, but because the place was known to have a seedy reputation, it was not obvious if they were there for Chris or for some other reason. These cop cars eventually left without arresting Chris.
The most significant of the observers was YouTuber Ethan Ralph who livestreamed himself and his friends driving to the motel to meet Chris. The group ordered a pizza in the hopes of luring him out, but this was unsuccessful. They then went about knocking on every door on the second floor (Chris had previously been filmed walking along the second floor balcony, suggesting that was where he was staying), but this was fruitless as well, and only led to the menagerie being ordered to leave by a motel employee.[3]
Not giving up, the group went to the Regency Mall (of 'the bear' fame) across the street, following (incorrect) speculation that Chris might be there since he was not in his room. While livestreaming at the mall they had an encounter with a police officer, who would happen to be one of the officers who arrested Chris a few hours later (as Ethan acknowledges during the arrest).
Later that afternoon, Ralph was tipped off that four Henrico County police cars had shown up at the motel. At around 6:00 PM, he got back just in time to film two officers perp-walking Chris down from his room, streaming the whole debacle for a live audience of over 3,000 viewers. While the police talked to Chris, Ralph sporadically yelled questions and comments, to which Chris occasionally responded.
Unlike Chris's previous run-ins with the law, he remained mostly calm and compliant during the arrest (possibly due to The WCT having advised him the previous day to cooperate with the police during his arrest), though he rambled about the Dimensional Merge to both the police and Ralph's crew, promising that the Merge was in fact happening right at that moment. The police then loaded Chris into a squad car and left without answering Ralph's questions.[1] An additional POV shot filmed by an anonymous onlooker showed Chris climbing directly into the cop car.
| Full Stream | |
| Direct link | YouTube, archive |
| Stardate | 1st August 2021 |
| Performance Style |  Tragedy,  Reason,  Crazy
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| Saga |  Incest  Jail
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| The Arrest | |
| Direct link | YouTube, archive |
| Stardate | 1st August 2021 |
| Performance Style | Tragedy, Reason, Crazy
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| Saga | Incest Jail
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[The song "Save Your Tears" by the Weeknd plays in the background] May: They're bringing her out! They're bringing her out. Ralph: Oh, shit! Oh shit-- [The camera pans to a neighboring car, and a woman coming out with her phone to also film the events] May: Oh my god! Ralph: They're arresting her! [Ralph gets out of the car and walks toward the fence. The woman from earlier is now kneeling with her phone pointing at the motel. Ralph walks past her.] Ralph: Sorry. [Camera zooms in on the motel, focusing on the second floor, where the police officers are walking Chris] May in background: Oh my god! Ralph: Yeah, they're arresting Chris-Chan here at the hotel. Chris: (yelling) To the trolls and anybody else on the internet, do not record this! Ralph: (yelling) CHRIS-CHAN, WHAT'S UP?! Killstream, baby! When you get out, let's do the Killstream! Look me up! Guy in background: Let the charges drop! It's all about Joshua Conner Moon! Ralph: Tell 'em all about Josh Moon, that's who they want! [Bystanders start yelling] May in background: Give it up, Chris-Chan! Guy in background: Give him up... save yourself, girl! Another guy in background: Magi-Chan will help you! Guy in background: You're beautiful! Ralph: Look up Ethan Ralph, Killstream! I live here in Richmond, buddy! Woman in background: Go to church! Ralph: No, come to... come to the Killstream first! [As the cops walk Chris down the stairs, there is more yelling] Person below: ETHAN I BOUGHT YOUR STICKER! Ralph: YEEEAH! What kind of shit is this? Holy shit! Oh my god, thank you! [The cops are now walking Chris past the motel entrance] Guy in background: Got a (indistinct) here! May in background: Christian Weston Chandler, right here being... [Camera turns past a nearby building as Ralph runs toward the motel parking lot] Ralph: Oh, shit, oh! You better hurry Jesse, you're missing out! Hehe. [The camera now zooms in on Chris and three police officers, now standing outside a police car] Police officer:...oh no, (indistinct) transport in the front... [One of the officers says something to Chris that cannot be heard, presumably asking for his name] Chris: ...Chris-Chan, or Sonichu, as they know... [Stream freezes for a couple seconds] Woman in background:...Chris. (indistinct) Bring 'em... [A fourth officer gets out of one of the police cars] Ralph: Hey, officers, how's it going? Police officer: How you doing? I just saw you. Ralph: Yeah, that's right! That's you, oh my god! Person in background: Sorry about that, guys. Ralph: I told you! Chris: I'm going, I'm complying... May in background: (To Ralph) Is the car unlocked? Chris: I'm complying, I am good like this! Guy in background: (To Chris) You are, you absolutely are! May in background: (To Ralph) Is the car unlocked? Ralph: (To May) Yeah, I think so. Ralph: (To Chris) Yeah, you appear to be complying. Chris: I am Chris-Chan Sonichu, your Goddess Blue Heart, and I continue to stand strong, and I maintain everything with CWCVille and my Sonichus and Rosechus and everybody. Ralph: Yeah, you're live to about 3,000 people right now, Christian! Guy in background: How do you plead? Ralph: Well don't...you're taking everything in stride, you said you're doing good? Chris : Yeah. I keep a good faith everything is going to work out. Ralph: Doing good, feeling good? Chris : Yep. Ralph: How's the last few days been? I know it's been pretty stressful. Chris : Bit stressful, but... I've taken it one moment at a time and...I've got my...I've got my loves. Ralph: Well that's good. Guy in background: Do you, like, Josh Moon, like, did you dirty? [An officer begins frisking Chris, and apparently finds something on his waistband] Chris: (To officer) Oh, well, that's just the one thing, that's a pin. Feel free, just go ahead and take it out, it's a picture of Muffins from My Little Pony. Guy in background: Your Love Quest is over, Chris! Chris: (To officer) I promise like...I was not (indistinct) to fall... it fell off my bag, I did not want to lose it. And please, I would like that in my collection. (indistinct) Jesse: Hey, Ethan! Ralph: What's up, Jesse? Jesse: How you doing? Ralph: Boy we almost missed it, huh? [Ralph and Jesse laugh] Jesse: I was wandering around the mall. [The officer starts searching Chris's left side] Chris: Well, heh. He's not offering me any options there... Officer: I'm just letting you know I'm... (indistinct) May in background: I literally ran out to get that (chuckles). This is nuts. [Someone makes a noise in the background] Jesse: Christine, this man does want to help you. Ralph: Yeah, we were trying to get you on the show, but...look, when you get out, look me up, Killstream. I don't know if you know who I am or not. May in background: We're here to help you! [Indistinct yelling in background] Ralph: We saw what Josh was doing to you, so we wanted to come try to talk to you. [The cop finishes his search] Police officer: (To Chris) Do you have anything else on you? Chris: I have nothing else on me. [The police officer says something to Chris] Chris: I understand. I have no weed, I have no drugs on (indistinct)... like I said, frisk me, there you go! (chuckles) Ralph: (Chuckles) Chris: That felt good! Ralph: (Laughs loudly) Chris: Thank you. Police officer: Alright, let's have a seat. Jesse: Christine, is the merge coming? Ralph: Aight... Chris: It's happening now, we're on the very last thread! Ralph: (talking over Chris) The Merge, it's happening right now, isn't it? May in background: It's happening right now, it is. Chris: We're living it! [Chris turns to the officers.] Chris: (indistinct) ...Batman into a hero. [Chris sits down as one of the officers points into the back of the police car] May in background: It's happening right now. Guy in background: Merge the dimensions, Chris! Ralph: Farewell, Chris Chan! May in background: (indistinct) The Dimensional Merge is happening right now, August 1, 2021. [Chris disappears into the back of the police car] Ralph: Well there goes Chris Chan into the Henrico County... deputy's car here. Guy in background: Don't let the boulder(?) hit you! Ralph: I don't think they've had an... arrest like this. |