Twenty-year-old New Jersey resident Eric Kang is going through an tried homicide cost after allegedly flying a whole lot of miles to assault a fellow ArcheAge participant with a hammer within the wake of a web based dispute the 2 had whereas taking part in the sport.
In keeping with police (through ABC News), Kang instructed his household he was visiting a pal, then boarded a flight to Florida to confront the sufferer. Carrying black garments, gloves, and a masks, Kang allegedly entered the sufferer’s house through an unlocked door. Kang waited for the victim–who was gaming on the time–to rise up to make use of the restroom, then attacked him with a hammer.
The victim–who police say is shut in age to his assailant–managed to pin Kang to the bottom in the course of the altercation. The sufferer’s stepfather was asleep on the time, however wakened when he heard his stepson calling for assist. Collectively, the 2 males reportedly subdued Kang till authorities arrived.
“Upon arrival, [the responding officers] found a major quantity of blood within the entryway of the house and the sufferer’s bed room,” Nassau Counter sheriff Invoice Leeper mentioned throughout a current press convention.
The sufferer sustained extreme head wounds in the course of the assault, however has been launched from the hospital.
When requested a couple of motive, Kang reportedly instructed the sheriff’s deputies that the sufferer is “a nasty individual on-line.” Leeper acknowledged in the course of the press convention that Kang’s prices could also be upgraded pending additional investigation.
“I’d say, Mr. Kang, it will likely be a very long time earlier than you play video video games,” Leeper mentioned in the course of the press convention.
Apparently, ArcheAge–the Korean MMORPG the place Kang met his victim–is shutting down its US servers on Thursday, June 27. This has nothing to do with the assault, and the announcement was made again in April, with a declining lively participant depend cited as the rationale for the shutdown.
“This incident serves as a stark reminder of the potential real-world penalties of on-line interplay,” Leeper mentioned of the assault.