Two men were arrested after allegedly threatening violence against attendees at a Pokemon Championship in Boston, a FOX 25, a Boston Fox-affiliate, reported.
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It’s not clear if those are the alleged threats that police uncovered. They will be arraigned on Monday. Detectives said the two suspects had driven to Boston from Iowa and had several firearms in their vehicle.
After obtaining a search warrant for the suspects’ vehicle, police discovered a 12-gauge shotgun, an AR-15 and several hundred rounds of ammunition. They say the threats of violence were made over social media.
“The relationship between police and private sector security is important in both our community policing philosophy, as well as our counter-terrorism strategy”, Boston Police Department Bureau of Intelligence and Analysis commander superintendent Paul Fitzgerald said in a statement.
When the the suspects could not produce a gun license, police seized the vehicle, but the suspects were released pending a search warrant, according to the Boston PD.
An arrest warrant was then issued for the men, who were taken into custody at a Saugus hotel. Police were notified of the threats on Thursday and were on the lookout for the two throughout the weekend.
Stumbo in a Facebook photo.
Further reports from Kotaku indicate that both Norton and Stumbo were invitees for the event’s “masters division” championships for the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
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The tournament began Friday and was set to end on Sunday.
