Tiktok Prankster Heston Cobb Arrested In Arizona After Viral Stunts Disrupted Local Businesses

An Arizona TikToker was arrested aft a number of his viral pranks disrupted section businesses, officials said.

The Tempe Police Department arrested Heston Cobb, 21, connected Thursday aft they linked him to societal media accounts posting videos of nan pranks and identified him arsenic nan leader of nan group involved.

Cobb was booked connected 1 count of 3rd grade burglary, 2 counts of criminal impersonation, 5 counts of disorderly behaviour and 5 counts of criminal trespass.

A Chipotle edifice successful Tempe, Ariz.Google Maps

It was not instantly clear whether Cobb is successful jailhouse aliases whether he has ineligible representation.

From March to July, businesses reported to constabulary instances of a group of men who entered their stores dressed arsenic employees, constabulary said.

They "began earnestly disrupting their businesses by entering employee-only areas and refusing to time off erstwhile asked," nan constabulary connection said.

According to police, 1 man was identified successful these instances arsenic nan "leader" of nan group and instructed nan others to statesman "working."

Some of nan viral videos show this successful action. In 1 video, a man tin beryllium heard telling labor astatine Chipotle that he was called successful to "clean house" because their information sizes person been "lacking."

He past makes a telephone telephone to telephone successful his troops, who past statesman haphazardly "cleaning" nan edifice and attempting to participate nan employees-only area down nan antagonistic arsenic nan store's head calls nan police.

Other stores successful Tempe that were pranked see Pep Boys, Hyland Auto Repair, Big Brand Tire & Service and Jiffy Lube, constabulary said.

It was not clear if immoderate of nan different men were identified aliases arrested.