YouTuber arrested on federal charges for his Lamborghini helicopter firework stunt
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6NCCE)
Image: Alex Choi A YouTuber was arrested after posting a video showing two people in a helicopter shooting fireworks at a Lamborghini. On Thursday, the US Department of Justice charged Suk Min Choi - known as Alex Choi on YouTube - for allegedly breaking the law against having an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft.
The now-deleted video, titled Destroying a Lamborghini With Fireworks," was posted on July 4th, 2023. Choi, who has more than 924,000 YouTube subscribers, is shown driving the Lamborghini as two women begin shooting fireworks in the direction of the car. Law enforcement officials believe Choi filmed the video at El Mirage, a dry lake bed in San Bernardino County, California.
The Federal Aviation Administration began...