From the New York Post: A wannabe social media influencer went viral this week when he handed out 18-inch machetes and booze to homeless people in Austin and New Orleans in a bizarre stunt he insisted was for their benefit.
Keith Castillo — who goes by “povwolfy” — posted a video on Thanksgiving to TikTok and Instagram that garnered more than 14 million views.
“Here, want one of these?” Castillo says as he distributed the potentially deadly weapons.
“Hell yeah, man,” one man responds as he accepts the free blade.
Castillo boasted to The NY Post he purchased the massive knives in bulk from Harbor Freight’s website for less then $5 each.
“I have like 30 machetes in my car right now… Dude, they’re cheap,” he laughed.
The Post also points to another video posted to TikTok on November 22, in which Castillo passes out the knives and a bottle of vodka to people.
Castillo, 29, told the The Post that he begun his “nationwide tour” in October. He has passed out the knives to homeless people in Austin, New Orleans, and Little Rock, and said he plans to go to Las Vegas, Nevada; ‘Skid Row’ in Los Angeles, CA; and New York City.
He is anticipating on being in New York by January.
Castillo claimed he checked with police about giving away the machetes, and confirmed it wasn’t illegal.
@povwolfyKeeping the homeless in the streets safe 💯 🙏♬ original sound – Wolfy
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