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Description: He thought it was just another viral prankā¦
But when a social media influencer stormed into real businesses pretending to be a mechanic crawling under customer cars, barking fake ācorporateā orders, and refusing to leave everything spiraled out of control.
In todayās emotionally charged Reddit crime story, we dive deep into the shocking rise and fall of āHeston James,ā a TikTok prankster who crossed the line and finally faced real consequences.
This isn't just about jokes gone wrong it's about respect, justice, and how far people will go for clout. From auto shops to fast-food chains, the chaos he caused was no laughing matterā¦ and now, heās facing felony charges.
āļø Justice. Finally. Served.
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00:00 - He Pretended to Be a Mechanicā¦ and Got Arrested 00:22 - If Youāve Ever Been Disrespected, Watch This 00:40 - Meet Heston James: From Influencer to Instigator 02:15 - The Auto Shop Prank That Crossed the Line 03:45 - Chaos at Chipotle: āWeāre Here to Clean House!ā 05:20 - Businesses Speak Out: āThis Is NOT a Jokeā 06:30 - The Breaking Point: Police Get Involved 07:45 - Inside the Crime: Planning, Filming, Deceiving 09:00 - The Arrest: What Heston Didnāt Expect 10:30 - Justice Served: The Charges and Fallout 11:50 - What We Can Learn from This Madness 12:25 - Outro: Subscribe for More Satisfying Justice Stories
00:00Imagine walking into your workplace only to find strangers in uniforms, grabbing tools, crawling under customers' car savant. Though they're not employees, they refuse to leave, they laugh, and they record it all. That was real, and it led to felony charges.
00:18If you've ever felt disrespected or powerless, this story is for you. Hit like, subscribe, and stay tuned for one of the most intense influencer crime stories you've ever heard.
00:30Asterisk Tempe, Arizona, a city humming with customers, rushing through auto shops, tire joints, fast food windows. Enter Heston Cobb, 24, better known online as Heston James Tyktoke, an Instagram star with over 1.6 million followers.
00:48His brand, viral pranks, outrageous stunts, playful chaos, but behind the edits and jump cuts lay frustration. Viewers growing, numb, sponsors demanding more, the pressure to escalate, Cobb saw businesses in Tempepep Boys, Highland Auto, Jiffy Lube, Chipotlius, blank canvases for his brand.
01:10From March to July, multiple stores began filing complaints. Groups dressed as employees, stormed through Staffanley areas, refused to leave. They were literally impersonating workers' end, disrupting real businesses. Cobb wasn't just joking around, was running the show.
01:28Asterisk One Highland Auto Prank Video gets over 12 million views. Cobb strides into the shop, suit jacket, and corporate ID face.
01:37Set in that smug half-smile, he tells a real mechanic, we're from corporate. I've brought my crew. A van screeches up. Four men jump out in jumpsuits. Grab tools. Slide under customer vehicles. Cue the chaos. Engine sounds. Mufflers clattering. Customers screaming. Employees shouting, get out. But Cobb just keeps filming. He yells to his crew, get to work. Asterisk Asterisk Next.
02:03A Chipotle Stunt. Cobb enters, dressed as a cleanup crew foreman, telling staff, we're here to clean house. Suddenly his crew floods the restaurant. They toss around cleaning supplies. Raid storage. Touching food containers. Wiping counters. A panicked employee calls 911.
02:21They're not leaving Gant. They're literally touching everything. Cobb films. Laughs. Commands the crew on. You feel your stomach twist. The betrayal of trusting them. The helplessness of staff, who can't stop this.
02:36These pranks weren't silly. Crossed a line into criminal behavior. Asterisk Asterisk. Meanwhile, business owners like David Highland Seath.
02:44He's losing hours of work. Paying for disruptions. And Worspung made a laughing stock online. He sees Cobb monetizing this pain. Inside your mind, anger simmers. Day after day. More videos post. More views. More money.
03:01You feel powerless. Disrespected. Used as props in someone else's show. Then the Break Tempe investigators connect the dots. They trace the videos.
03:11They interview businesses. They serve a search warrant on Cobb's home. On July 23rd, 2025, Heston James is arrested.
03:20Asterisk Asterisk from Cobb's perspective. This wasn't meant to hurt anyone. He tells himself it's performance art.
03:27He sketches out each prank in group chats. Uniforms. Scripts. Entrances. Exit cues. On camera.
03:34The scenes unfold in slow motion tools. Clinking bodies in jumpsuits. Staff faces frozen in disbelief.
03:42The audio track picks up employees. Demanding they leave. Security footage. Probably rolling. But you don't see it on TikTok.
03:50Physically. Cobb feels Adrian Eleni Hart. Pounding. Palms. Slick with sweat beneath that uniform. Throat dry while shouting to his team.
03:59At the same time. Anticipation. This could go viral. That thought churns in his head. Validation. Clout. Likes.
04:08Asterisk Asterisk. You hear the scraping of mechanics. Creepers. Smell the oil and tire rubber. You taste tension in the air.
04:16The sticky heat of Tempe. Sun beating through shop doors dot internally. Cobb thinks. This is genius. They'll eat it up.
04:24They deserve to be embarrassed. Meanwhile. Business owners feel chest tight rage. They're destroying what we built.
04:31We're powerless unless the law intervenes. Asterisk. Asterisk. At Highland Auto. Cobb says to a worker.
04:39I'm from corporate. You've had complaints. It's time we upgrade. Mechanic fires back. You're not from corporate.
04:45Get off the car. Cobb. We said start working. Do as I tell. That cold exchanger thought. Refusal spins frustration into fury.
04:55As a viewer. You feel the injustice deep in your gut. Asterisk. Asterisk. Cobb's arrest is sudden. Lights flashing. Officers at his door.
05:06The click of cuffs. That day. Authorities book him on one count of third degree burglary.
05:11Two counts of criminal impersonation. Five counts of disorderly conduct. And five counts of criminal trespass.
05:19Dot asterisk. Asterisk. In the station. Roommates give statements. Employees appear in booking photos.
05:26On camera. Cobb's face drops no more performance. No more scripted control. He's powerless now.
05:33Tempe PD delivers the rebuke. Asterisk. Asterisk.
05:37These videos are not pranksty. Cross the lenity. Are breaking laws. Asterisk. Asterisk. You feel relief.
05:45You sense justice. Serve it not revenge. But accountability. Cobb's followers might jump ships.
05:51Sponsors might pull ads. Platforms. Scrutinize content more carefully.
05:56Dot asterisk. Asterisk. As the influencer's empire falters.
06:00You feel something untangle inside you have vindicated. Sense that fairness matters.
06:05That brazen disrespect has limits. That when someone weaponizes chaos for clicks.
