Police arrested a Bronx YouTube prankster Thursday for allegedly engaging in an unruly snowballs fight where participants pelted officers with snow and ice.

Gusmane Coulibaly, a 27-year-old YouTuber behind the account “Life of Diaper,” was arrested outside his Highbridge home. Police say Coulibaly was identified in viral video footage throwing packed snow and ice at uniformed officers responding to a disorderly crowd at Washington Square Park following Sunday’s historic blizzard. Two officers were treated at a local hospital for cuts, bruises, and complaints of neck and head pain.

This is not Coulibaly’s first run-in with the law. He was arrested several weeks earlier in the subway system and charged with attempted robbery. The incident was captured on video and posted on Coulibaly’s YouTube channel. The video appears to show Coulibaly following a stranger through the subway and asking “Where’s my money?” At one point, Coulibaly says: “I’m gonna have to run your pockets, bro. Gangsta.” At that point, two undercover officers standing nearby arrested Coulibaly.

The snowball fight in Washington Square Park has become a flashpoint in broader debates about public safety and policing in New York City.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani initially described Monday’s snowball fight as a gathering that “got out of hand,” suggesting it didn’t necessarily warrant criminal charges and emphasizing respect for city workers — including the NYPD — during the historic storm.

NYPD leadership and union officials strongly disagreed with that characterization. The Police Benevolent Association called the snowball peltings an outright assault, saying Coulibaly’s arrest “sends a clear message that assaults on police officers cannot and will not be minimized or tolerated.”

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to agree with Mamdani’s characterization of the incident. His office declined to prosecute Coulibaly for assault, instead charging him with misdemeanor obstructing government administration and a harassment violation.

As of now, police are still seeking several other individuals seen in footage throwing snowballs at officers during the chaos in Washington Square Park.