Twin US YouTube stars plead guilty to ‘bank robber’ prank


Go directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200: the Stokes twins should have seen prison time instead of merely getting probation and community service for the chaos and mayhem they caused with their moronic bank robber prank. — AFP

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 on March 31.

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.

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