Overview
- Creator Keith Castillo, known as “povwolfy,” has posted videos from Austin, New Orleans and Little Rock showing 18-inch machetes, mini liquor bottles and cigarettes being given to people living on the streets.
- His clips have drawn millions of views, including a Thanksgiving post reported at over 18 million across platforms.
- Castillo says he keeps about 30 machetes in his car and intends to continue the giveaways on a tour that includes Las Vegas, Los Angeles’ Skid Row and New York.
- Police departments in cities shown in the videos have not issued public guidance, while Castillo claims officers told him the handouts were not illegal.
- Community and law-enforcement experts call the stunt dangerous, Las Vegas advocates say they will prepare for a possible visit, and some videos appear to promote the Stake betting app alongside cheap blades reportedly bought at Harbor Freight.