LOS ANGELES — Two US YouTube stars behind a “bank robber” prank that resulted in an unsuspecting Uber driver being held at gunpoint by police pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges Wednesday.
In October 2019, California-based twin brothers Alan and Alex Stokes had ordered an Uber while dressed in black with ski masks and duffle bags apparently stuffed with banknotes, while secretly being filmed for their followers.
The driver, who was not aware of the prank, refused to pick them up, but was briefly detained by police at gunpoint after a member of the public witnessed the apparent carjacking and dialed emergency services.
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