next level henchman status

The following is an excerpt from the CNN news of July 20. What does “next level henchman status” mean in this context?

While temperatures in the area could reach 102 degrees, it'll likely feel even worse: The heat index, or the more accurate temperature your body feels when air temperature and humidity are both factored in, could be as high as 115 degrees, the weather service said. That's simply too hot for lawbreaking, Braintree police said. Committing a crime in this sort of weather is "next level henchmen status," the department said, not to mention dangerous to the offender's health.

Solution 1:

I think they mean the criminal in question would be going above and beyond the call of duty in carrying out crimes since the weather's so hot ('next level') for their hypothetical criminal boss ('henchman'). It's not a phrase I've heard before though.