Boston Police Arrest 2 Iowans, Seize Weapons After Threats Against Pokémon World Championship

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Iowa residents Kevin Norton, 18, and James Stumbo, 27, were arrested on suspicion of firearms-related charges by Boston police.



Two men were arrested Friday and charged with weapons offenses after police said threats were made over social media against people attending the Pokémon World Championships in Boston.

Private security from the Hynes Convention Center first alerted authorities on Thursday about threats of violence on social media toward attendees of the championship, according to a statement by the Boston Police Department.

Police, private security, and members of the Boston Regional Intelligence Center began to investigate, and after a few hours two men were stopped trying to enter the convention center.

...http://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/boston-pokemon-police-arrests-weapons#.rgBxEL3n9

[CanonRay]

1. OK, I'm clueless, help me DUers

whey do they want to shoot up the Pokemon championships, whatever the hell that is. I know it's a game, but this makes no sense in my world.

[progressoid]

2. It makes no sense in any world.