A New Jersey man got so ticked off while duking it out in an online video game that he flew to Florida in the middle of the night to bash his rival with a hammer, authorities said.
Edward Kang, 20, allegedly hopped on an overnight flight at Newark Liberty International Airport, landed at Jacksonville International Airport and booked a hotel room — before he showed up at the victim’s house at 2 a.m. Sunday swinging a hammer, officials said.
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Edward Kang, 20 — charged with attempted murder — allegedly became so angry at his video game rival that he flew from New Jersey to Florida to attack the other player. Nassau County Sheriff's Office
“Some things make you say hmm. Some things you just can’t make up,” Leeper told reporters. “There are some things that make you say, ‘What in the world was he thinking?’ And there are some things that make you say, ‘You’re not gonna believe this.’
“Well, this case makes you say all four of those,” Leeper said.
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The sheriff said Kang got angry at the victim while playing the multiplayer game ArcheAge — and was ticked off enough that he told his mom he was going to visit a friend in the Sunshine State and took off.
He checked into a hotel in Florida at 2 a.m. Friday, and the next day stopped at an Ace Hardware outlet to pick up a hammer and a flashlight, Leeper said.
Early Sunday morning, he snuck into the victim’s house in Fernandina Beach dressed in black and wearing a mask and gloves and attacked his rival with a hammer, he said.
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Edward Kang, 20, allegedly hopped on an overnight flight at Newark Liberty International Airport, landed at Jacksonville International Airport and booked a hotel room — before he showed up at the victim’s house at 2 a.m. Sunday swinging a hammer, officials said.
Edward Kang, 20 — charged with attempted murder — allegedly became so angry at his video game rival that he flew from New Jersey to Florida to attack the other player. Nassau County Sheriff's Office
“Some things make you say hmm. Some things you just can’t make up,” Leeper told reporters. “There are some things that make you say, ‘What in the world was he thinking?’ And there are some things that make you say, ‘You’re not gonna believe this.’
“Well, this case makes you say all four of those,” Leeper said.
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The sheriff said Kang got angry at the victim while playing the multiplayer game ArcheAge — and was ticked off enough that he told his mom he was going to visit a friend in the Sunshine State and took off.
He checked into a hotel in Florida at 2 a.m. Friday, and the next day stopped at an Ace Hardware outlet to pick up a hammer and a flashlight, Leeper said.
Early Sunday morning, he snuck into the victim’s house in Fernandina Beach dressed in black and wearing a mask and gloves and attacked his rival with a hammer, he said.
NJ video game nut flies to Florida overnight to attack online rival with hammer: cops
Edward Kang is facing attempted murder and burglary charges after flying to Florida overnight to attack a rival gamer with a hammer in his own home, authorities said.
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