Tempe Influencer Arrested After Allegedly Disrupting Businesses with Prank Videos

Tempe Influencer Arrested After Allegedly Disrupting Businesses with Prank Videos

PHOENIX — A 21-year-old social media influencer was arrested Wednesday after police say he led a series of disruptive pranks at Tempe businesses while pretending to be an employee — all for online content. Tempe police took Heston Cobb into custody at his residence following an investigation into multiple viral videos in which Cobb and a group of accomplices allegedly entered businesses under… Source

TikToker Arrested For Allegedly Disrupting Businesses With Pranks In Tempe, Arizona

A 24-year-old TikToker, Heston Cobb, known as Heston James on social media, is accused of disrupting Arizona businesses with pranks, choosing to post the interactions online. According to a Tempe Police Department (TPD) statement, Cobb was arrested on July 23, 2025. The release alleged that Cobb had disrupted several businesses by coming into their stores dressed as an employee. He was accompanied by a similarly dressed group of men. The TPD rep…