A 20-year-old New Jersey man, Edward Kang, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly flying from Newark to Jacksonville, Florida, to attack a fellow gamer with a hammer. The incident followed an online altercation between the two over the fantasy role-playing game ArcheAge. Authorities reported that Kang took an overnight flight, traveling nearly 1,000 miles, and broke into the victim's home, where the victim's stepfather was awakened by screams. The attack underscores the potential dangers of online disputes escalating into real-world violence.
🇺🇸NJ MAN FLIES TO FLORIDA TO ATTACK GAMER WITH HAMMER Edward Kang, 20, has been charged with attempted murder and armed burglary after attacking another player over a gaming dispute. They had never met in real life but played ArcheAge, an MMORPG. Nassau County Sheriff Bill… https://t.co/sLlABeWOOX
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After Edward Kang arrived in Florida, authorities say, he made his way to the home of an online rival — and attacked him with a hammer over an argument they’d had while playing the fantasy role-play game ArcheAge. https://t.co/pNWEEnY7hb
“I don’t know what transpired between the victim and the suspect, but something made the suspect want to come down to #Florida and injure the other individual,” NJ gamer flies to FL to attack fellow gamer with hammer. https://t.co/Ln3lmvIIbf
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Edward Kang, a New Jersey man, flew to Florida to confront and assault a fellow video gamer with a hammer, sheriff's deputies said. https://t.co/REN2KXfqSj
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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. https://t.co/KgvYDJKXMK
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A gamer from New Jersey took an online beef too far after police said he traveled hundreds of miles to break into a rival’s home in Florida and attack him. https://t.co/8lIi28PGgy
NEW: New Jersey gamer hopped on a flight to Florida to beat a fellow gamer with a hammer over an online dispute. This may be the most insane case of 'tilt' in history. The victim's stepfather woke up to screams after 20-year-old Edward Kang reportedly broke into the house… https://t.co/dgLGXthQCH
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NEW: New Jersey man is charged with attempted murder after flying to Florida overnight to attack his online video game rival with a hammer Edward Kang, 20, allegedly took an overnight flight from Newark to Jacksonville “The victim’s stepfather reported being awakened by screams… https://t.co/V1RSKw1Ogv
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‘He’s a bad person online’: Gamer flew to Florida to ambush man with hammer over video game argument, police say https://t.co/xSGuC4wAyd
A 20-year-old is accused of flying across the country and attempting to murder someone he had an online gaming dispute with in a hammer attack. https://t.co/vwkqqZhtcm
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A New Jersey man faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly flying to Florida and attacking a fellow gamer with a hammer over an online dispute, authorities said. https://t.co/oLK5tf4rAx https://t.co/zYeaUe9tKh
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. https://t.co/HaEbnsu8Yt