GATINEAU, Que. — An online\u002Dvideo creator who tried to gain popularity by simulating fake crimes has been arrested and charged with attempted public mischief,…
Police in the western Quebec city said Anthony Gagne, 27, recorded himself pretending to commit crimes and posted the videos on social media platforms in an effort to attract a response from law enforcement.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“In this case here, we know that the crime wasn’t real. We know he wasn’t acting with the goal of attracting children to commit a crime. It was to make a video,” Kenney said in an interview.Advertisement 3“When investigators began to scrape through the social networks, they realized that Mr. Gagne had been making videos like this, with the same flavour, since 2021, with the goal of attracting attention.
Gagne was charged Wednesday with attempted public mischief and released on several conditions, including that he stop posting content for his roughly 500,000 followers on various social media platforms, including YouTube. During a search of the accused’s home, police seized three cellphones, a tablet and a laptop computer, as well as fake blood, a ski mask and a gas mask.
Police said the RCMP had warned Gagne to stop making fake-crime videos in 2002 after he had allegedly filmed himself doing a stunt to attract the attention of the United States FBI.Share this article in your social network
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