Markell Hughes, a "Kia Boy" featured in a 2022 YouTube documentary about stolen cars in Milwaukee, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to one year in prison and three years of extended supervision.

Hughes -now 18- was featured prominently in the Kia Boys documentary that went viral in Milwaukee in the spring of 2022.

Hughes admitted to being the driver seen in the “Kia Boys Documentary (A Story of Teenage Car Theft)” Youtube video.

Explore the rise of the Kia Boys, a group of teenagers behind a wave of car thefts that captured national attention. This documentary delves into their origins, motivations, and the consequences ...

Teen in the viral Kia Boys video is sentenced, but community has issues with the video, too Elliot Hughes Drake Bentley Hannah Kirby Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 0:00 ...

Hughes admitted to being the driver seen in the “Kia Boys Documentary (A Story of Teenage Car Theft)” Youtube video.

The Kia Boyz have been around for years, but we guarantee the average American have never heard of them. More are familiar with their work, but still far too many are completely ignorant of it ...

They also identified Hughes and the vehicle in a YouTube video called “Kia Boys Documentary (A Story of Teenage Car Theft),” which now has over 6 million views.

The Kia Boys will steal your car for clout A loose collective of teenage car thieves calling themselves Kia Boys have stolen tens of thousands of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, often posting the ...

In addition to the "Kia Boys Documentary," many have blamed TikTok for contributing to the trend by not monitoring videos that contain criminal activity.