Update: Kobayashi pleaded not guilty and was released after spending one night in jail.

Kobayashi wore a black T-shirt bearing the message "Free Kobi" as he pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn on Monday to charges of obstruction of governmental administration, resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly conduct. He had jumped onstage after Sunday's annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island that he sat out because of a contract dispute. Kobayashi said Monday that he'd gone there as a spectator, but fans began chanting for him. He says he went onstage "in the heat of it," hoping officials would let him participate.

For all the competitive eating fans who thought Joey Chestnut was the man and Kobayashi couldn't get arrested you were wrong.

After Chestnut's victory today at the Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest Kobayashi was indeed taken into custody.

Chestnut snacked down on 54 hot dogs for his fourth consecutive victory. That was 14 short of his world record.

Shortly after, six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi went on stage and police grabbed him. He tried to hold onto barricades as he was taken away.