NEW YORK -- Three men posing as plainclothes police officersstopped a teenage boy on his way home and peppered him with questionsabout a fictitious robbery while recording their prank in a videothat ended up on the Internet, prosecutors said.
The video of the men making the shirtless 16-year-old boy put hishands in the air and explain where he was going appeared on YouTube,a site where amateurs can post and view homemade movies, prosecutorssaid.
The boy was walking home in Queens one night last July when aburgundy car pulled alongside him and three men, including GaziAbura, got out and told him they were police officers, DistrictAttorney Richard Brown said.
The men told him there had been a robbery in the area and hematched the description of the robber, Brown said.
An investigation led to Abura, 21, who was being held Tuesdaypending arraignment on various charges, including impersonating apolice officer and unlawful imprisonment, said Brown.
Abura could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine ifconvicted.
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