Fake bank robbery prank video lands YouTube stars with possibility of four years in jail


Twins and YouTubers Alan and Alex Stokes are facing felony charges for a fake bank robbery prank, which saw US law enforcement officers being called to the scene after receiving calls from concerned bystanders. — Screengrab from YouTube

A pair of US twins, who posted a YouTube prank video in which they pretended to have robbed a bank and asked people to help them make their getaway, is facing felony charges in the United States, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Alan and Alex Stokes, 23, who run The Stokes Twins channel on YouTube where they have 4.8 million subscribers, have each been charged with one felony count of false imprisonment effected by violence, menace, fraud or deceit, and one misdemeanor count of falsely reporting an emergency.

Subscribe now and receive FREE sooka plan for 1 month.
T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Prank video

   

Next In Tech News

Australia scrapped satellite because new tech could 'shoot it out of sky', says defence minister
Instagram plans to use AI to catch teens lying about age
World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
This humanoid robot can now operate with full autonomy
Scientists use AI to help track penguins in Antarctica
Windows 10 users will soon have to pay to keep getting security updates
Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say
OpenAI in talks with California to become for-profit company, Bloomberg News reports
Meta to extend ban on new political ads after U.S. election
Crypto firms including Robinhood, Kraken launch global stablecoin network

Others Also Read