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A New Jersey man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he flew from Newark International Airport to Florida, to confront a man he'd gotten into an argument with online.
Around 2 a.m. Sunday, June 23, Nassau County Sheriff's deputies were called to a blood-covered home in Fernandina Beach, where a man was woken by his step-son screaming, Leeper said. Kang had let himself into the victim's unlocked home and attacked him with a hammer, the sheriff said.
An investigation found that Kang had flown to Jacksonville International Airport before taking an Uber to a local hotel, where he checked in on Friday, June 21, the sheriff says. He apparently told his family he was flying out to meet a friend he'd met from a video game years ago, according to Leeper.
While in Florida, Kang went to ACE Hardware and bought a hammer and a flashlight, Leeper said, citing receipts found in Kang's hotel room. Dressed in all black and wearing a mask and gloves, Kang lelt himself into the victim's unlocked home, the sheriff said.
The victim was taking a bathroom break from playing video games when he opened a door and saw Kang, later identified by authorities, standing there with a hammer raised in an anticipated strike position, Leeper said.
Upon arrival, deputies found blood covering the entryway of the home and the victim's bedroom. They'd later come to learn that Kang and the victim had never met in person, only online, through a fantasy-based, multi-player online game called ArcheAge.
Leeper said Kang was not cooperating with the investigation, "which is not surprising," and has requested legal counsel.
The victim suffered severe but non-life-threatening head wounds.
A New Jersey man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he flew from Newark International Airport to Florida, to confront a man he'd gotten into an argument with online.
Around 2 a.m. Sunday, June 23, Nassau County Sheriff's deputies were called to a blood-covered home in Fernandina Beach, where a man was woken by his step-son screaming, Leeper said. Kang had let himself into the victim's unlocked home and attacked him with a hammer, the sheriff said.
An investigation found that Kang had flown to Jacksonville International Airport before taking an Uber to a local hotel, where he checked in on Friday, June 21, the sheriff says. He apparently told his family he was flying out to meet a friend he'd met from a video game years ago, according to Leeper.
While in Florida, Kang went to ACE Hardware and bought a hammer and a flashlight, Leeper said, citing receipts found in Kang's hotel room. Dressed in all black and wearing a mask and gloves, Kang lelt himself into the victim's unlocked home, the sheriff said.
The victim was taking a bathroom break from playing video games when he opened a door and saw Kang, later identified by authorities, standing there with a hammer raised in an anticipated strike position, Leeper said.
Upon arrival, deputies found blood covering the entryway of the home and the victim's bedroom. They'd later come to learn that Kang and the victim had never met in person, only online, through a fantasy-based, multi-player online game called ArcheAge.
Leeper said Kang was not cooperating with the investigation, "which is not surprising," and has requested legal counsel.
The victim suffered severe but non-life-threatening head wounds.
