Post by Brandon on Aug 26, 2015 11:37:45 GMT -5
Boston Police Foil Potential Massacre at Pokémon World Championship
All those kids in attendance. What disgusting sickos.
Two men drove from Iowa to Massachusetts with a trunk full of ammo and guns, boasting about "killing the competition" on Facebook.
BOSTON — Police said Sunday they thwarted what could have been a massacre at the Pokémon World Championship held here this weekend.
Boston police arrested James Austin Stumbo, 27, and Kevin Norton, 18, on Saturday "because of threats of violence made over social media." When police searched Stumbo and Norton's vehicle parked in a garage several blocks from the Pokémon event, they found found a shotgun, AR-15 assault rifle, a hunting rifle, and 250 rounds of ammunition.
Stumbo and Norton are charged with several firearm charges including unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.
"The BPD detectives did a great job in the stop and prevention of a potential tragedy," said Superintendent Paul Fitzgerald, commander of the police department's Bureau of Intelligence and Analysis.
Stumbo wasn't shy about his arsenal or his alleged target. Stumbo posted a photo of the car and guns in a Facebook group entitled "Mayhem Pokémon Crew." The caption read:
"Kevin Norton and I are ready for Worlds Boston here we come!!!"
"Good luck!" wrote a Facebook user named Joey Faux.
"With killing the competition?" asked Norton.
"Haha yes," replied Faux.
Stumbo and Norton were both invited to play in the U.S. masters division in Boston this weekend, according to the Pokémon World Championship website.
On Thursday, security at the Hynes Convention Center where the Pokémon championship was being held detained Stumbo when he tried to enter. (It's unclear why.) While security was escorting Stumbo out of the building, they noticed Norton trying to enter, according to the police report. Stumbo and Norton were both slapped with a "No Trespass Order."
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All those kids in attendance. What disgusting sickos.
