Kai Cenat, the streaming star whose announced giveaway turned into pandemonium in New York City, has been charged with a felony
..Influencer and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat was charged with at least two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands of people descended on Union Square in New York City Friday afternoon, police said.
The NYPD made 65 arrests and 30 of those arrested were juveniles, Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said in a Friday evening briefing. Maddrey said a 17-year-old was hospitalized from what was initially believed to be a gunshot wound, but it ended up being a firework injury. Fireworks set off in the crowd resulted in smoke and noise but police said they did not use any flash-bang devices and no shots were fired."We're not against young people having a good time, we're not against young people gathering, but it can't be to this level where it's dangerous," he said during a press briefing. "A lot of people got hurt today."
The influencer's intention had been to "create a positive experience" for fans, but "we've never experienced anything at the scale of what took place yesterday," Cenat's AMP group said in a written statement issued Saturday.
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