A heroic member of the preventing recreation neighborhood is being praised for arresting an agitated Apex Legends participant who pulled out a knife at a New York Metropolis gaming lounge.
The incident occurred on the evening of June twentieth at OS NYC, a gaming lounge and occasion house, when Kofi ‘Koosticks’ Miller was streaming League of Legends on Twitch when he left his setup about an hour into the stream.
In the meantime, Coustics tried to defuse a harmful scenario involving a knife-wielding Apex Legends participant after peaceable moderation failed.
Coustics defined that the participant confronted the worker on the bar, distracting him from the stream.
“I stroll exterior and there is a man brandishing a knife,” the animated Coustix informed mates on a Discord name. “At first I used to be like, ‘Hey, get out, you are banned.’ We let him stroll exterior. However he is adjusting. He is screaming. He tried to return again with a knife, so I bodyslammed him and held him till the police got here.”
Kousticus claimed that through the incident, the participant landed on his weapon, inflicting his garments to bleed, which Kousticus confirmed off throughout a Twitch stream.
βI put him in a full choke,β Coustics mentioned. “…I am indignant as a result of this was additionally my rank-up recreation. I consumed 14 LP due to this man.”
First-hand accounts of the incident have been later posted on social media, with collegiate League of Legends participant “Shogo” sharing footage from contained in the bar that confirmed the flashing lights of a police automobile simply exterior the shop.
NYC is loopy like wdym
this metropolis isn’t actual pic.twitter.com/mIshyPkPyvβ Shogo (@shogolol) June 20, 2026
Kousticus himself posted a photograph containing the bloody aftermath of the ordeal shortly after police arrived on the scene. “Do not miss the circulate,” he joked.
In response to Koustics, the participant grew to become upset whereas taking part in Apex Legends, which in the end led to a harmful scene in entrance of the gaming lounge.
“If you happen to really feel the sport is having a huge impact on you, you at all times have the choice to depart,” he suggested. “If the sport goes that dangerous, I would attempt one thing much less demanding.”
LOL, do not miss the circulate (stopped the person with a knife) pic.twitter.com/N6T4dUKrv6
β Koustics (@Koustics) June 19, 2026
Koustics is a well-liked determine inside the preventing recreation neighborhood and is thought for offering commentary for Dragon Ball FighterZ tournaments. He’s additionally a sumo wrestler and even appeared in a comedy skit on a November 2025 episode of SNL.
He credited his sumo expertise to defeat upset fighters and mentioned it helped him keep calm in demanding conditions.
“I stayed calm,” he mentioned. “Everybody acquired out safely and nobody was critically injured. It turned out to be a way more fascinating story than I anticipated.”
Koustics teaches full time within the Bronx, instructing college students about robotics, coding, and even gaming. Kousticus beforehand informed the press that “I really feel like a superhero” about his second and third profession as a gamer and sumo wrestler. And he definitely lives as much as that standing along with his newest heroic feat.
Picture credit: YouTube / Bandai Namco Leisure America.
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