October 27, 2025 • 7 mins
A YouTuber with almost a million subscribers is now offline, after being busted for pimping out child porn. Mr. Crafty Pants is best known for his family friendly vibe and tutorials on arts & crafts.
An innocent teen is cuffed & searched by a bevy of cops after AI mistakes his snack for a gun. Plus, a Texas man tries to reign in a horse's diet, with bullets. Jennifer Gould reports.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime al Art hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm
Jennifer Gould. The man who taught America's kids to craft
is reportedly a predator. Sir, were you able to see
your charges? Okay, they're rather lengthies. Michael David Booth, the
popular YouTube creator known to his subscribers as mister Crafty Pants,
(00:23):
was arrested at his Kentucky home and charged with heinous
crimes involving the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. The
influencer thirty nine cultivated a family friendly image while building
a devoted online empire of nearly a million followers across
various platforms from YouTube to TikTok, Facebook and instagram Let's
(00:48):
Get Crafting Baby. His tutorials on arts and crafts and
elaborate Halloween decorations drew families nationwide, but Booth is now
accused of possessing and distribut reading sexual images of miners
on the social media app Kick. The last video upload
came more than four months ago. The sickening investigation began
(01:10):
when the social media messaging app Kick flagged Booth's account.
The digital trail of depravity was quickly traced via a
subpoenat ip address, leading investigators straight to the influencer's home
in the Louisville suburb of Prospect. According to the arrest report,
Booth was in possession of at least six explicit photos,
(01:34):
including three depicting children under the age of twelve and
three others of teenagers. The images of miners were shared
repeatedly over fifteen times with other users on Kick between
August fourth and August seventh alone. Police critically confirmed Booth's
identity after a search warrant on his Kick account uncovered
(01:57):
two selfie type photos of the influence and sir, linking
him directly to the illegal content. Booth's carefully crafted persona
dissolved into horror when police swarmed his Norton Commons home.
A Halloween sign stood near his front steps that eerily
read quote I smelled children end quote. Neighbors described the
(02:20):
arrest as a quote unquote gut punch. Lindsay Smart spoke
to WDRB News.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
And that's the scary part is you know, you feel
like you know your neighbors, and then what goes on
behind closed doors, I guess we never know. It's sickening,
it's disgusting, and I'm glad that he got caught for it.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Booth was formally charged with at least twenty felony counts
of distributing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.
He was arraigned in Jefferson County District Court, where he
entered a plea of not guilty. A judge set his
bond at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The judge
also mandated strict conditions for release, home detention and a
(03:01):
complete ban on accessing the Internet or social media and
no child contact. The man who built his entire world
online is now fully cut off. He's due back in
court on October thirty. First more crime and justice news
After this, a terrifying glimpse into the future of automated
(03:26):
policing unfolded in Baltimore, Maryland, when an artificial intelligence detection
system at a public high school miss took a crumpled
bag of chips for a lethal weapon that triggered an
armed squat like response. The AI's catastrophic error resulted in
police brandishing guns and handcuffing an innocent sixteen year old student,
(03:51):
and it was all caught on bodycam. Yes, you come here,
keep your hands on your hand, keep walking towards me.
The victim, Taki Allen, a student at Kenwood High School,
finished his chips after football practice and shoved the empty
bag into his pocket. Just twenty minutes later, the AI's
error led to a visceral confrontation. Alan recalled at least
(04:15):
eight officers swarming the group, immediately drawing their firearms and
screaming orders at them. He spoke to WBAL TV news,
it was a scary situation. There's nothing I've been through
you before, so the teen was absolutely terrifying TALKI was
forced to his knees, his hands secured behind his back
in a humiliating public spectacle as Alan was cuffed and searched.
(04:40):
Officers then confirmed the so called weapon was just a
bag of door ritos. Here's the body cam again, So.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Basically, the cameras around the system they pick up on
things that look like guns.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
I guess, just the way you guys were eating chips
three days or whatever, they picked it up as a gun. Crucially,
the school's Department of Safety and to Security initially reviewed
and canceled the AI alert, confirming there was no weapon,
but police officers were still dispatched. School leaders immediately launched
damage control. Principal Smith emailed families the next day, stating
(05:16):
that counselors would provide direct support, while the Baltimore County
Police Department defended the extreme response, claiming officers acted quote
appropriately and proportionally end quote based on the initial report.
Despite the near catastrophe, the school district stands by the
detection system manufactured by Omni Alert and implemented in twenty
(05:41):
twenty three. Superintendent Miriam Rogers called the incident quote truly
unfortunate end quote, but insisted the algorithmic guard dog quote
did what it was supposed to do. Quote. Omni Alert
expressed regret in a statement, emphasizing the process functioned as intended,
but admitted that quote real world gun detection is messy
(06:05):
end quote. County Councilman Izzy Patoka has since demanded a
procedural overhaul, warning that no child should be accosted by
police for eating a snack. And finally, some hay making madness,
a colt blooded beef that went way off the diet plan.
(06:25):
Texas man David Lee Stroll thirty nine is in the
slammer after allegedly opening fire on his neighbor and Lgette,
all because her horse was quote getting too fat end quote.
The aggravated assault went down after Stroll reportedly freaked out
that the woman kept feeding her animal, which was stabled
on his property. He allegedly insisted the horse needed to
(06:47):
cut back, but when she kept dolling out the hay,
Stroll decided to give her a serious shot of tough love,
instead blasting her with multiple rounds in the arm and back.
Found the unhinged suspect hiding in a wooded area. Stroll,
who was already wanted in Harris County for another assault,
is now held without bond. He wanted the horse to
(07:10):
lose weight, but now the only thing Stroll is losing
is his freedom, and it looks like he was dealt
a stable sentence for the latest crime. In Justice News
followed the Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast
app with this crime Alert, I'm Jennifer Gould.
Crime al Art hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm
Jennifer Gould. The man who taught America's kids to craft
is reportedly a predator. Sir, were you able to see
your charges? Okay, they're rather lengthies. Michael David Booth, the
popular YouTube creator known to his subscribers as mister Crafty Pants,
(00:23):
was arrested at his Kentucky home and charged with heinous
crimes involving the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. The
influencer thirty nine cultivated a family friendly image while building
a devoted online empire of nearly a million followers across
various platforms from YouTube to TikTok, Facebook and instagram Let's
(00:48):
Get Crafting Baby. His tutorials on arts and crafts and
elaborate Halloween decorations drew families nationwide, but Booth is now
accused of possessing and distribut reading sexual images of miners
on the social media app Kick. The last video upload
came more than four months ago. The sickening investigation began
(01:10):
when the social media messaging app Kick flagged Booth's account.
The digital trail of depravity was quickly traced via a
subpoenat ip address, leading investigators straight to the influencer's home
in the Louisville suburb of Prospect. According to the arrest report,
Booth was in possession of at least six explicit photos,
(01:34):
including three depicting children under the age of twelve and
three others of teenagers. The images of miners were shared
repeatedly over fifteen times with other users on Kick between
August fourth and August seventh alone. Police critically confirmed Booth's
identity after a search warrant on his Kick account uncovered
(01:57):
two selfie type photos of the influence and sir, linking
him directly to the illegal content. Booth's carefully crafted persona
dissolved into horror when police swarmed his Norton Commons home.
A Halloween sign stood near his front steps that eerily
read quote I smelled children end quote. Neighbors described the
(02:20):
arrest as a quote unquote gut punch. Lindsay Smart spoke
to WDRB News.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
And that's the scary part is you know, you feel
like you know your neighbors, and then what goes on
behind closed doors, I guess we never know. It's sickening,
it's disgusting, and I'm glad that he got caught for it.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Booth was formally charged with at least twenty felony counts
of distributing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.
He was arraigned in Jefferson County District Court, where he
entered a plea of not guilty. A judge set his
bond at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The judge
also mandated strict conditions for release, home detention and a
(03:01):
complete ban on accessing the Internet or social media and
no child contact. The man who built his entire world
online is now fully cut off. He's due back in
court on October thirty. First more crime and justice news
After this, a terrifying glimpse into the future of automated
(03:26):
policing unfolded in Baltimore, Maryland, when an artificial intelligence detection
system at a public high school miss took a crumpled
bag of chips for a lethal weapon that triggered an
armed squat like response. The AI's catastrophic error resulted in
police brandishing guns and handcuffing an innocent sixteen year old student,
(03:51):
and it was all caught on bodycam. Yes, you come here,
keep your hands on your hand, keep walking towards me.
The victim, Taki Allen, a student at Kenwood High School,
finished his chips after football practice and shoved the empty
bag into his pocket. Just twenty minutes later, the AI's
error led to a visceral confrontation. Alan recalled at least
(04:15):
eight officers swarming the group, immediately drawing their firearms and
screaming orders at them. He spoke to WBAL TV news,
it was a scary situation. There's nothing I've been through
you before, so the teen was absolutely terrifying TALKI was
forced to his knees, his hands secured behind his back
in a humiliating public spectacle as Alan was cuffed and searched.
(04:40):
Officers then confirmed the so called weapon was just a
bag of door ritos. Here's the body cam again, So.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Basically, the cameras around the system they pick up on
things that look like guns.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
I guess, just the way you guys were eating chips
three days or whatever, they picked it up as a gun. Crucially,
the school's Department of Safety and to Security initially reviewed
and canceled the AI alert, confirming there was no weapon,
but police officers were still dispatched. School leaders immediately launched
damage control. Principal Smith emailed families the next day, stating
(05:16):
that counselors would provide direct support, while the Baltimore County
Police Department defended the extreme response, claiming officers acted quote
appropriately and proportionally end quote based on the initial report.
Despite the near catastrophe, the school district stands by the
detection system manufactured by Omni Alert and implemented in twenty
(05:41):
twenty three. Superintendent Miriam Rogers called the incident quote truly
unfortunate end quote, but insisted the algorithmic guard dog quote
did what it was supposed to do. Quote. Omni Alert
expressed regret in a statement, emphasizing the process functioned as intended,
but admitted that quote real world gun detection is messy
(06:05):
end quote. County Councilman Izzy Patoka has since demanded a
procedural overhaul, warning that no child should be accosted by
police for eating a snack. And finally, some hay making madness,
a colt blooded beef that went way off the diet plan.
(06:25):
Texas man David Lee Stroll thirty nine is in the
slammer after allegedly opening fire on his neighbor and Lgette,
all because her horse was quote getting too fat end quote.
The aggravated assault went down after Stroll reportedly freaked out
that the woman kept feeding her animal, which was stabled
on his property. He allegedly insisted the horse needed to
(06:47):
cut back, but when she kept dolling out the hay,
Stroll decided to give her a serious shot of tough love,
instead blasting her with multiple rounds in the arm and back.
Found the unhinged suspect hiding in a wooded area. Stroll,
who was already wanted in Harris County for another assault,
is now held without bond. He wanted the horse to
(07:10):
lose weight, but now the only thing Stroll is losing
is his freedom, and it looks like he was dealt
a stable sentence for the latest crime. In Justice News
followed the Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast
app with this crime Alert, I'm Jennifer Gould.
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