Twitch streamer arrested during chaotic giveaway.

OAN’s Abril Elfi
5:14 PM – Friday,‍ August 4, 2023

The Twitch streamer responsible for the ⁣chaos in New York City’s⁢ Union Square Park amid⁤ a PlayStation​ giveaway,⁤ has been⁢ taken into custody.

As the gathering began to thin out and ⁣many of the young people left the park, a spokeswoman verified that ​the influencer and numerous other people were in custody.

On Friday, Kai Cenat, a streamer ⁣from the video-streaming platform Twitch, which gamers use to broadcast,‍ stated he would⁣ be doing⁢ a giveaway at Union Square Park. He claimed⁢ that him and his team ⁢would be giving away computers, PlayStation‌ 5’s, microphones, keyboards, webcams, gaming⁤ chairs, headphones and gift cards from a truck at 4:00 p.m. EST. Viewers could win prizes by answering⁣ “random questions” about YouTube and streaming.

“If you do it correctly, you will ‍instantly receive a PS5,” he said.

The influencer ‍has over 4 million followers on YouTube, over​ 5 million on Instagram, and⁢ 6.5 million on⁤ Twitch.

According ⁤to NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, who spoke at a news conference ⁢on⁣ Friday, thousands⁣ of people started congregating at the park around 3:00 p.m.

Cenat, who went live on Twitch during the‍ chaos, described the disorderly⁢ crowd as  “It’s everybody for themselves. ⁣There is a ⁢war going on.” ​It⁢ appeared to have seemed‍ that ⁤the streamer posted from⁢ inside the giveaway truck.

“Soon the ⁣park⁣ and the ⁢surrounding streets were overrun with people, obstructing vehicular and pedestrian traffic,” Maddrey said. “Individuals in the park began to commit acts of​ violence towards the police and ⁣the public.”

Police officers eventually managed to remove the streamer from the crowd, and he was afterwards heard speaking to various officers.

Reportedly, an estimated 1,000 ‍cops were ⁤requested by the department to deal with ‌the chaotic situation, making⁢ this event the highest mobilization ⁤made by NYPD⁢ yet.

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