The 27-year-old, Gusmane Coulibaly, was arrested earlier last month for harassing people in a Bronx subway station for money they purportedly owed him as part of an ongoing stunt for his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n
Coulibaly’s prior arrest in the Bronx was the result of pranks he was filming in the subway.<\/p>\n
In a YouTube video<\/a>, posted under the name “Diaperman,” Coulibaly pretended that strangers owed him money, and set out on a five-borough tour to “see which borough has the most crash outs.”<\/p>\n His efforts resulted in his arrest in the Bronx, where he was placed in handcuffs after harassing one person in the subway station mezzanine.<\/p>\n In a video, Coulibaly is seen asking a victim, “When you gonna pay up the money?” To which the victim insisted it was a case of mistake identity.<\/p>\n “What do you mean you don’t know me? What’s funny?” he continued in the video.<\/p>\n When he allegedly threatened the man, saying “If I get mad I’m going to have to run your pockets,” two plainclothes police officers moved in and took him into custody.<\/p>\n As for Coulibaly’s most recent arrest, he was arraigned in night court on Thursday<\/a> on obstructing governmental administration and harassment charges, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n During the arraignment, prosecutors said they can’t yet prove he caused the officer’s injuries, and he was not charged with assaulting a police officer, but the investigation continues. Coulibaly pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor harassment and obstruction charges.<\/p>\n The judge released the 27-year-old on supervised release following the brief arraignment.<\/p>\n At least four people were identified from cellphone video after the melee in Washington Square Park.<\/p>\n Mayor Zohran Mamdani has insisted he saw no evidence of a crime<\/a> and that no one should face charges, and, reiterated that the incident was “a snowball fight that got out of hand” and declined to comment further on lesser charges being prosecuted.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, an impassioned NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch told officers at an NYPD promotions ceremony that she “certainly will not tolerate any attacks on my cops. period.”<\/p>\n “Don’t allow the loudest voices in the room to erode the pride you have in wearing the uniform and in protecting this city,” she said, without elaborating who she considers to be the loudest voices.<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n * Get Eyewitness News Delivered<\/a> <\/p>\n * More New York City news<\/a><\/p>\n * Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n * Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18653949_022626-wabc-snowball-fight-perp-walk-img.jpg\"\/)
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