YouTube star held for ransom in Haiti
- Addison Pierre Maalouf, aka ‘YourFellowArab,’ traveled to Haiti
- He planned to interview Haiti’s most powerful gang leader
- US has warned Americans against traveling to Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – FEBRUARY 22: Gang Leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier patrolling the streets with G-9 federation gang members in the Delmas 3 area on February 22, 2024, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. There has a been fresh wave of violence in Port-au-Prince where, according to UN estimates, gangs control 80% of the city. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images)
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YouTube star YourFellowArab is being held for ransom in Haiti, where he’d traveled to interview the country’s most powerful gang leader known as “Barbecue.”
YourFellowArab is the YouTube name for Addison Pierre Maalouf, an Atlanta-based vlogger and gamer who shifted to traveling around the world to interview cartel leaders and other dangerous people.
And there are few more dangerous than “Barbecue,” the nickname for former Haitian police Officer Jimmy Cherizier. He’s believed to head up the gangs that control the vast majority of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
He’s also claimed responsibility for a massive jailbreak that freed nearly 4,000 from Haiti’s largest prisons in March.
Another online streamer, known as Lalem, says Maalouf was kidnapped about two weeks ago by a Haitian gang known as 400 Mawozo, which is demanding a $400,000 ransom.
Lalem has also posted on X that he believes Maalouf will be freed soon.
Another YouTuber, known as YouTuber Lord Miles, posted that they know Maalouf’s whereabouts and they’re confident he’ll be released soon.
Maalouf, himself, acknowledged the danger he was putting himself in, posting on X: “Going on another one of those trips. If I die, thanks for watching what I’ve put out. If I live, all glory to God.”
