KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police are trying to stop a stunt where people jump backward onto an object to mimic someone laying in a coffin from spreading in the city after an incident occurred last weekend on the Country Club Plaza.
The Kansas City Star reports that two juveniles were arrested Saturday after allegedly damaging three parked vehicles while participating in the act known as “put ’em in a coffin,” which has become popular on social media.
Victims of the alleged incident have told police they do not wish to prosecute.
According to Capt. Tye Grant, the weekend incident was the first time the stunt has occurred in Kansas City.
Videos of similar incidents that have been posted on social media show people jumping on store displays, landscaping and unsuspecting individuals.