Arlo Willner, the 21-year-old son of late Saturday Night Live music coordinator Hal Willner, appeared virtually before Manhattan Criminal Court for a disposition hearing, where a judge adjourned his case and ordered him to appear in person on 2 November or face an arrest warrant. Willner is charged with attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon over the alleged stabbing of three men outside a Kips Bay bar in May 2025, a case that highlights how privileged backgrounds do not exempt defendants from serious criminal charges.

Prosecutors allege Willner approached three men outside Sally's Bar around 3.30am on 17 May 2025 attempting to buy cocaine, and that a pocketknife attack followed after they told him it was the wrong place to do so. He is accused of stabbing one man, 46, in the neck, another, 45, in the shoulder, and a third man in his 30s in the stomach; all three were taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. Willner pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in July 2025 and was released on bail set at $100,000 cash or $200,000 bond, and has since made nine court appearances, though it is unclear how many he attended in person.