Nate Silvester Says Book Will Educate LeBron James Limited Understanding of Police
On 5/7/21 at 8:14 AM EDT
The Idaho deputy who was suspended after mocking NBA superstar LeBron James on TikTok announced he has signed a book deal, which he hopes will help educate people with a very limited understanding of law enforcement.
Nate Silvester, a deputy with the Bellevue Marshal s Office, amassed millions of views after filming himself pretending to ask James for advice on how to proceed when faced with an imagined knife attack involving two Black people.
Silvester s video was in response to the controversy surrounding a now-deleted tweet posted by the Los Angeles Lakers player, in which he demanded accountability for last month s police shooting of 16-year-old Ma Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio. The Bellevue Marshal s Office was none too pleased with Silvester s meteoric rise to virality and publicly clarified the deputy s statements do NOT represent his employer.
7 May 2021
The Idaho police officer placed on administrative leave after mocking criticism of NBA star LeBron James has signed a new book deal.
Bellevue, Idaho, Marshal deputy Nate Silvester told the media told KTVB that he was returned to duty after his suspension.
The deputy also noted that he has signed a new book deal with Di Angelo Publications for a book he intends to entitle “Never Off Duty,” KTVB Channel 7 reported.
Deputy Silvester was suspended after posting a video mocking the L.A. Laker, who tweeted and deleted a picture of an officer present at the Ma’Khia Bryant shooting with a caption reading, “YOU’RE NEXT.”
Idaho marshal s deputy who mocked LeBron James you re next tweet gets a BOOK DEAL and is now back at work after being placed on leave
The Bellevue Marshall s Office put deputy Nate Silvester on leave last Tuesday after he went viral on TikTok
Silvester had mocked tweets LeBron James had made after the shooting death of Ma Khia Bryant in Ohio
James had tweeted YOU RE NEXT with a picture of Columbus Police Officer Nicholas Reardon who shot and killed Ma Khia Bryant
Silvester, who says he won t apologize, has since signed a book deal with Di Angelo Publications and the working title is Never Off Duty
So you don t care if a Black person kills another Black person, but you do care if a white cop kills a Black person, even if he s doing it to save the life of another Black person? Silvester asked. I mean it doesn t make a whole lot of sense, but then again you are really good at basketball, so I guess I ll take your word for it.
The controversy began last month when a white officer in Columbus fatally shot Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl, while she was attacking another Black girl with a knife. The incident occurred the same day a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd last year.
Who would of thought that TikTok would be making wealthy celebrities out of Idaho residents. First it was @Doggface208, he came into our lives at a very dark time and made the pandemic a lot less intense, he gave us hope that there was a light at the end of the tunnel and as a result he has new found fortune and fame. Fast forward to a few weeks ago and we were introduced to the the person we now know as the Idaho TikTok Cop. He responded to Lebron James on his TikTok account and the rest is history. ( here s the script and link just in case you missed it)