YouTube Prankster Arrested For Harassing Bergen ShopRite Worker: Cops

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A YouTube prankster was arrested Tuesday for pulling a knife on a Bergen County ShopRite employee while making a "prank" video that shows him screaming at customers and harassing workers, according to authorities.

Nasir Valenzuela, a Bronx drill rapper who performs as Nas EBK, stands accused of harassing the Rochelle Park ShopRite worker and several customers on Jan. 9 about 1 a.m., township police Lt. James DePreta said Wednesday.

U. S. Marshals caught up with Valenzuela in Penns Grove Tuesday after another YouTube prankster — who goes by Buba100x and posts content such as "I Got Arrested For Beating Up My Girlfriend In Public" — posted video of the encounter online, police said.

Buba100x posted to Instagram about six weeks ago video from the Rochelle Park ShopRite that shows the pair running up behind customers and screaming, grabbing one worker's glasses and snatching another worker's hat.

When the second worker gets angry, the pair start to scream at him. The video cuts to Valenzuela running up behind a man, trying to kick him then running away.

Valenzuela, recognizable through a distinctive neck tattoo that says "Loyalty", was charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, terroristic threats, simple assault and disorderly conduct, police said.

He was taken to the Rochelle Park Police Department, processed and committed to the Bergen County Jail, police added.

Nas EBK has 34,000 subscribers on his self-titled YouTube channel, released a single called "Bunny in the Box" in 2021.