A streamer and YouTuber who was accused of inciting a riot after a crowd of thousands of his followers erupted in chaos in Manhattan last summer will not faces charges for the mayhem that ensued as a result of a giveaway.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said Tuesday night that they would not prosecute 22-year-old social media influencer Kai Cenat for the madness that devolved at Union Square on Aug. 4. Two others, Denzel Dennis and Muktar Din, will also not face prosecution for their roles in the riot that turned violent.
The DA’s office said that Cenat had already paid $55,000 in restitution, and the other two had each paid just over $1,000 each as well. Cenat also posted a lengthy apology on his Snapchat account, which would be reposted by Dennis and Din.
“When I promoted a give-away PS5s in Union Square Park it created an unintentional dangerous situation due to the way I promoted and advertised it. …