Kobayashi -- who took home the title every year from to -- did not compete because of a contract dispute with Major League Eating. He watched from the stands. Chestnut won by consuming 54 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. The win -- Chestnut's fourth straight -- was short of his hot dog record set last year. A statement from the New York Police Department's public affairs office following the arrest said Kobayashi was charged with two misdemeanors and one violation, with the violation considered a low-level charge similar to a traffic violation.
The two misdemeanors were resisting arrest and obstructing government administration specifically, interfering with police. The violation was trespassing. Kobayashi was being held at a police precinct in Brooklyn, and it was unclear whether he had a lawyer or when he might have bail set.
His spokeswoman, James, said it appeared that he would spend the night in jail unless he could get a hearing -- unlikely on a Sunday night and also a holiday night. According to CNN , Kobayashi, the six-time champion of the event whose streak was ended by Chestnut in , was attending the event as a spectator after a contract negotiation failed.
However, he was trying to make his way to the stage anyway. He was quickly arrested by the New York Police Department and charged with trespassing, resisting arrest, and obstructing government administration. A month later, Reuters announced that Judge Jacqueline Williams had dismissed all the charges and would purge Kobayashi's criminal record, provided no new violations occurred. Kobayashi later told reporters that he had got caught up in the moment via ESPN.
I wish they had hot dogs in jail. I stake my whole reputation on that. But no! Supporters of Kobayashi probably him and his friends? And then, like clockwork happens every year , the cranky writers come out decrying the "wastefulness" of competitive eating, and the award this year goes to Andrew M Brown at the Telegraph , who called a year-old eating competition a "sign of our wasteful times.
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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Filed under: Stunts. Pocket Flipboard Email. Kobayashi, being led out of jail Photo: New York Daily News On Saturday, competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi wearing a "Free Kobi" t-shirt was arrested at the end of the 95th annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island after he rushed the stage in protest over a contract dispute that prevented him from competing.
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