IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Twin brothers from Irvine who have gained millions of followers on YouTube by making prank videos could end up in prison.
Alan and Alex Stokes, 23, were charged with false imprisonment effected by violence, menace, fraud or deceit, according to a statement from the Orange County District Attorney's office. They were also charged with a misdemeanor count of falsely reporting an emergency.
During one of their recorded pranks last October, the twins dressed in black clothing and ski masks, carrying duffle bags full of cash, and pretended to have robbed a bank, prosecutors said.
"They ordered an Uber and when they got in the vehicle the Uber driver, who was unaware of the prank, refused to drive them," according to the press statement. "A bystander witnessed this, believing the two men had just robbed a bank and were attempting to carjack the Uber driver."
