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Wolfi Watson, known online as Costakid, a British influencer from Bury St Edmunds, was arrested in Miami on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and spent five days in jail before being released on $5,000 bail. After his release, he posted an Instagram video complaining about the harsh conditions in US jails compared to those in the UK, mentioning issues like lack of hygiene and threats from prison officers. Watson has over 300,000 followers on TikTok and 116,000 on Instagram, where he posts pranks and challenges, including what appears to be a swatting incident involving armed police in London.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Wolfi Watson, better known as Costakid, a 20-year-old British influencer from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, was arrested in Miami last week for suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Watson, who has over 300,000 followers on TikTok and 116,000 on Instagram, had been filming social media content in Florida when the incident occurred. After spending five days in Miami-Dade County jail, he was released on bail set at $5,000. Upon his release, Watson posted a video complaining about harsh conditions in US jails and threatening treatment by authorities, contrasting them with those in the UK. In the video, he claimed an officer threatened to punch him when he asked to change the TV channel.
Written for “Influencer Arrested Miami” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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A British influencer arrested in Miami on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon has complained that US police and jails are far harsher than those in the UK following his release.
asserted
police → arrest → release
Wolfi Watson, 20, from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, is better known online as Costakid and had been filming pranks and social media content in Florida.
asserted
Watson → know → Florida
The 20-year-old Briton was arrested last week, with bail set at $5,000, according to official records, spending five days in Miami-Dade county jail.
uncertain
bail → arrest → jail
Watson has amassed more than 300,000 followers on TikTok and 116,000 on Instagram, gaining a reputation for daring pranks, sometimes on police.
asserted
Watson → amass → police
Following his release from jail last night, he posted a video on Instagram in which he complained that he had not showered for almost a week and had struggled to go to the toilet.
asserted
he → follow → toilet
Costakid also claimed he was threatened by prison officers after asking to use a TV remote, suggesting that US prisons and police are far tougher on inmates than those in Britain.
'First day out.
asserted
prisons → claim → Britain
Let me tell you something, the police here don't play,' he said.
asserted
he → let → something
'I asked if I could change the channel on the TV and an officer said he was going to punch me.
uncertain
he → ask → me
I haven't showered.
asserted
I → shower → ?
I haven't s**t in like five days.
asserted
I → s**t → days
Influencer Costakid, from Suffolk, UK, has been arrested in Miami on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon
The 20-year-old prankster (pictured) has complained about how tough police and jail is in the US, claiming he was threatened when he asked to change a TV channel
Watson did not address the alleged deadly weapon incident in his social media monologue.
asserted
Watson → arrest → monologue
However, he added: 'I'm not drinking alcohol again.'
asserted
I → add → alcohol
He is originally from the largely affluent Suffolk market town of Bury St Edmunds, which he still refers to as his 'hometown'.
asserted
he → refer → hometown
Watson also filmed content in nearby Ipswich and Norwich before later moving on to London, where a number of videos appeared to show him being arrested outside a pub by armed police following a prank call.
asserted
him → film → call
In another he was held again by armed officers in what appears to have been Leicester Square.
asserted
what → hold → officers
The stunt is known as 'swatting', in which a false report of a serious emergency is made to authorities, prompting the deployment of police with guns.
asserted
report → know → guns
In recent weeks, Watson has shared a string of clips from Miami.
asserted
Watson → share → Miami
While in Florida, he posted videos of himself flirting with local women, searching for alligators.
asserted
himself → post → alligators
He also claimed that he and a friend had come under gunfire after attending a party.
asserted
he → claim → party
One video uploaded to his account purported to show a bullet hole in the door of the vehicle in which he was travelling.
asserted
he → upload → which
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