Who is The Wiley Show? YouTuber seemingly arrested after making bomb threats at Walmart

Marquise Wiley (or "The Wiley Show" on YouTube) has seemingly been arrested after hosting a bizarre IRL livestream in a Walmart in Las Vegas on August 28, 2024. The broadcast in question saw the content creator making repeated bomb threats and screaming at people in the store.

For those unaware, Wiley is an American YouTuber with just over 36K subscribers at the time of writing. He mostly discusses incidents across pop culture and politics in his videos.

Notably, he is a vocal supporter of Donald Trump, having made several videos expressing his support for the Republican candidate's re-election for 2024. Here's one of his recent livestreams:

Wiley is also pretty active on social media platforms such as Instagram, where he has over 7.4K followers.

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What happened in The Wiley Show's recent livestream in Walmart?

Marquise Wiley, or The Wiley Show, was seemingly arrested after entering a local Walmart and making claims about blowing up the store. The entire incident was broadcast live.

At the time of writing, the livestream, which went on for about an hour and seven minutes, is still up on his YouTube channel.

Watch the entire broadcast here:

During the livestream, the content creator was seen placing a call to the authorities, introducing himself as 'Melvin Cartwright' and claiming to be carrying a bomb. He also made the bizarre claim that he was instructed by American religious leader Elijah Muhammad to bomb the Walmart store.

Interestingly, the YouTuber kept telling the authorities he was in a Walmart in South Cicero (Chicago, Illinois). However, in reality, he was located in a Walmart store in Las Vegas. This was evident from the appearance of the police car that arrived later to arrest him.

The bomb threat occurred approximately 52 minutes into the broadcast. Concerned employees, alarmed by his hysterical behavior, promptly called the police.

Las Vegas police arrived to apprehend the YouTuber (Image via YouTube/The Wiley Show)

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It's unclear what prompted the streamer to do such a thing. Longtime fans have speculated that he may be struggling with mental illness, but this remains unconfirmed.