NYPD arrests YouTuber with rap sheet for assaulting cops with snow, ice after Mamdani minimized incident as 'snowball fight'

The New York Police Department has arrested a 27-year-old man for assaulting police officers after a mob threw snow and ice balls at police earlier this week. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the time referred to the incident as a bunch of kids having a "snowball fight."

Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, was taken into custody on Thursday after the chaos that took place on Monday sent two police officers to the hospital after being pelted with snow and ice. Coulibaly has been charged with assault on a police officer, obstruction of governmental administration, and disorderly conduct.

This is also not Coulibaly's first run-in with law enforcement. Earlier in February, Coulibaly was charged with attempted robbery at a Bronx subway station. Coulibaly was one of four suspects the NYPD is now looking for after the police officers were assaulted on Monday. The three others remain at large.

Taking a swipe at Mamdani, the NYC police union said, "A 27-year-old is not a 'kid,' @NYCMayor. This individual is an adult with a recent attempted robbery arrest, and your message was that it’s OK for him to assault police officers for doing their job. This arrest sends a different message. We’re grateful to all who have worked so hard on this case. There is more work to be done."

Coulibaly, on February 6, allegedly ran up to a straphanger and said, “Run everything in your pockets. You don’t want this to get physical." He pleaded not guilty to attempted robbery and then was released on his own recognizance by Judge Tara Collins.

Coulibaly also fancies himself as a YouTuber, and has filmed various pranks and then uploaded them online. His channel name is "Life of Diaper," and one of his pranks involved him getting arrested.



When Mamdani was pressed by reporters on the incident on Tuesday, Mamdani said, “I can just tell you from the video I saw, it looked like kids in a snowball fight."

“I’ve said time and time again that I, having seen these videos, to me it was a snowball fight that got out of hand and it should be treated accordingly,” he added.