Twitch Streamer Kai Cenat Taken Into Custody After NYC Giveaway Mayhem

A Twitch streamer is facing legal trouble after his New York City giveaway event derailed into chaos.

Kai Cenat, who promised to gift video game consoles and other electronic devices to fans, was taken into police custody on Aug. 4 after a massive crowd formed in Manhattan’s Union Square and pandemonium broke out, according to NBC News. The event attracted a “couple thousand people,” police told NBC New York.

The New York Police Department said in a press conference that Cenat will be charged with incitement of a riot and unlawful assembly. In total, police said 65 people were arrested, including 30 juveniles. 

According to the authorities, no one was shot, but several officers were injured.

E! News has reached out to Cenat’s rep for comment on the incident but hasn’t heard back.

Cenat, 21, announced the giveaway on Aug. 2 on his Twitch social media page, where he has over six million followers. In the clip, which has amassed over two million views, Cenat said that he and a group of friends would drive to the park “in a big ass truck” to distribute PlayStation 5, PCs, headphones and more.