Kai Cenat's riot charges dropped after he apologizes and pays for Union Square mayhem
Time:2024-05-09 06:21:34 Source:politicsViews(143)
NEW YORK (AP) — Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against online streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologize for luring thousands of fans to New York’s Union Square last year, prosecutors said.
Cenat, 22, and two codefendants agreed to pay more than $57,000 in restitution and apologize on social media for the Aug. 4 mayhem that followed Cenat’s announcement he would be there giving away video game consoles and other electronic devices, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Tuesday.
After Cenat, who has millions of followers on Twitch, YouTube and other platforms, announced the giveaway, the teenage fans who showed up bashed car windows, climbed on buses, threw paint cans, and set off fire extinguishers. Scores of people were arrested and at least four were taken to hospitals with injuries.
Cenat apologized on Snapchat on Tuesday for “the disruption and damage to the community, the park, the vehicles, and the storefronts in the area.”
Previous:Osaka plays solidly in her opening match at the Italian Open. Darderi eliminates Shapovalov
You may also like
- Zendaya displays her stylish off
- Princess Amalia of The Netherlands, 20, who fled to Spain for a year after kidnap threats
- Ruud beats Thompson for tour
- Jets might have a tough call to make between a playmaker or protection at No. 10 in the NFL draft
- Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
- Rybakina, Vondroušová into Stuttgart quarters while Jabeur out
- Kenya’s military chief dies in a helicopter crash
- Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are OVERPAID at $75k
- US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant