Shirtless teen arrested after wrestling fake alligator in mall

MIAMI, Florida (KTRK) -- A shirtless teenager wrestled a fake alligator, but the charges against him are real.

Police say it was a social media stunt. Gianny Sosa-Hernandez, 18, performed wrestling moves with a fake alligator on display at a mall.

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Sosa-Hernandez has been charged with criminal mischief.

Sosa-Hernandez was also arrested last week for trying to perform the same wrestling moves on his high school principal.