Kai Cenat, 21, a streamer, had announced the event to his several million followers and crowds surged beyond control
Police in New York City detained an internet personality after his supposed video game console giveaway drew a crowd to Manhattan’s Union Square which devolved into chaos Friday.
Kai Cenat, who is known as am influencer on Twitch and YouTube platforms, was taken into custody, New York police said. Police were mulling possible criminal charges such as inciting a riot, Jeffrey Maddrey, the NYPD chief of department, said in the evening.
