Auteur Is Arrested As "Rage Baiting" Video Scheme Backfires

A scheme to make money by posting “rage baiting” videos online backfired on a Florida Man who was arrested for menacing neighbors with a large stick, screaming at juveniles, and calling one individual the ‘n’ word, cops say.

Responding to several 911 calls from the Palm Grove Village mobile home park, police Monday discovered Anhthai Thai, 34, in a common area “yelling loudly” at his mother, juveniles, and the mother of the children.

Thai, seen at right, reportedly told police he “did this to record reactions and get money” via “rage baiting” clips posted to social media. An arrest report does not identify the intended online repository for such highbrow content.

Investigators reported that Thai confronted “several neighbors with a large stick while waving it around generating fears.” His other 12:45 AM antics included yelling at children, using a racial slur, and blocking vehicles from driving through the Pinellas Park property (where Thai resides).

Thai, charged with disorderly conduct, pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge. He was adjudicated guilty and fined $550. The auteur was released yesterday from the county jail after two days in custody.