A 45-year-old man from New York had been playing Fortnight with an 11-year-old boy for months. He then allegedly threatened to shoot the boy, possibly at school, via texts and voice mail through his Xbox, when he lost the game.
According to USA Today:
Michael Aliperti of Huntington, N.Y., is accused of threatening to shoot the 11-year-old, possibly at school.
Aliperti faces a second-degree aggravated harassment charge and a charge of acting in a manner to injure a child, police say.
Stuart Cameron, chief of the Suffolk County Police Department, said Aliperti was introduced to the 11-year-old by other kids playing the game, and they had been playing ‘Fortnite’ over the course of several months.
Suffolk County Police arrested Michael Aliperti, 45, of Huntington, after he threatened to shoot an 11-year-old child following a video game loss. pic.twitter.com/oCkBl3D77I
— Suffolk County PD (@SCPDHq) September 19, 2018
Aliperti was released on $10,000 bond after pleading not guilty.
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