New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack another player over an online gaming dispute, deputies say
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FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer, authorities said.
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A 20-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested for allegedly flying to Florida to attack a fellow gamer with a hammer following an "online altercation" that the pair had gotten into after meeting in the virtual fantasy world of ArcheAge, police say.
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer, authorities said.
A New Jersey man is facing an attempted murder charged after allegedly flying from Newark to Jacksonville to attack a fellow gamer with a hammer, police say.
An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer, authorities said.
A 20-year-old man from New Jersey allegedly flew to Florida to physically assault his online gaming rival, in a case of an online deathmatch entering the real world. Perplexed by the case, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper commented, “This is a weird one. Some things make you say hmm.”
Edward Kang was arrested after flying from Newark to Fernandina Beach, just outside of Jacksonville, to attack someone he played an online video game with.
Edward Kang was arrested after flying from Newark to Fernandina Beach, just outside of Jacksonville, to attack someone he played an online video game with.
