YouTuber arrested for attacking female jogger he'd never met before

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A popular YouTube prankster has been arrested in Miami, Florida for allegedly assaulting a woman on the beach in an unprovoked attack, per Metro.

According to the publication, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, 28, suddenly emerged from a bush as an unsuspecting female jogger was going past. He then allegedly tackled her to the ground and repeatedly hit her in the face and chest.

TMZ reports that following the attack, the online star ran back inside a house nearby before he was later arrested.

According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, the victim - whose name is not yet known - explained that she neither knew nor had met Zdorovetskiy before.

The woman began screaming for help when Zdorovetskiy assaulted her and felt pain in her chest. She had gone jogging by herself but says there were witnesses nearby.

Paramedics were called to the scene and the woman received stitches above her right eye.

The 28-year-old YouTuber, who has more than 10 million subscribers on his channel, was arrested on Easter Sunday when police were informed of the attack.

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Following his arrested, Zdorovetskiy was released on a $7,500 bond. The content creator is yet to release a statement on the alleged incident.

This certainly isn't the first time the online troublemaker has had a brush with the law. On May 25, 2016, Zdorovetskiy, who goes by his username Kingvitaly, was taken into custody for trespassing after scaling the Hollywood Sign, and waving a banner which read: "I'm back".

On June 10, 2016, Zdorovetskiy was arrested for streaking during Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors.

In January, he was arrested in Egypt for climbing one of the pyramids in Giza, which led to a five-day jail stint.