Teen Arrested for Threat on Xbox LivePosted 9:39pm Thu Dec 13, 2007 by Brian Mohr
Tags: xbox 360, microsoft, xbox live, politics, arrested
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According to the Cumberland Times, a Frostburg State University students was arrested after comments he made on Xbox Live.
The 19-year old reportedly mentioned to fellow Call of Duty 4 players a threat of shooting up the school. Apparently the student went into much detail about how he would even do it.
Police followed up with the reports by working with Microsoft and Xbox Live to track down the suspect through his internet address.
Following his arrest, he reportedly told investigators he was joking and had no intention of following through with the threat. He could face up to a year in jail and/or a $5,000 fine.
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