New York police arrest 'social media prankster' who dumped food on himself

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Police successful New York person arrested a antheral they described arsenic “social media prankster" implicit viral videos successful which helium dumps heaps of nutrient connected his caput and runs away

CENTEREACH, N.Y. -- Police successful the suburbs of New York City person arrested who they described arsenic a “ social media prankster” implicit viral videos successful which helium dumps heaps of nutrient connected his caput and runs away, leaving others to cleanable up his mess.

Kyle Vazquez, 21, was arrested successful Centereach, connected Long Island, connected Monday. He was charged connected 8 counts, including six counts related to signaling radical without their consent and 2 counts of transgression tampering, constabulary said.

The Coram nonmigratory pleaded not blameworthy astatine his arraignment Tuesday and was released pending his adjacent tribunal day connected June 30, according to prosecutors and tribunal records.

Suffolk County constabulary accidental Vazquez dumped a tub of eggs connected his caput successful beforehand of a Ralph’s Italian Ices successful Centereach connected April 29. He past fled successful a car, leaving a messiness of breached eggshells successful the entranceway, constabulary said.

Vazquez pulled a akin stunt astatine a Chinese eatery successful municipality the adjacent day, pouring a bucket of beans implicit his caput portion lasting shirtless successful the mediate of the establishment.

Then successful May, Vazquez visited 3 homes and asked the residents if helium could usage the bathroom. He past created a disturbance and filmed residents without their cognition oregon consent, constabulary said.

Vazquez posted videos of the stunts, on with galore others, connected his TikTok account, which has much than 100,000 followers.

The Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, which is representing Vazquez, didn't respond to an email seeking remark Tuesday.